Medan vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$453
$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1141
$2729
🏠 One person rent
$189
$633
🏘️ Family rent
$310
$1107
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.3
$53.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$216
$1033
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
55
48
😀 Quality of life
47
64
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.47M

The cost of living in Medan is 61% less expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 8852nd and 4849th ($453 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 4th in Indonesia and Russia, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medan compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Medan ranked 15th best city to live in Indonesia vs Yekaterinburg ranked 5th in Russia, while ranked 6943rd and 5361st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Yekaterinburg

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Medan Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.64
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.06
$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$737
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$1319
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$877
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.17%
21.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$2871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$558
$1871
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.85
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.7
$4.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.32
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$5.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$8.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.79
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.9
$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.24
$6.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.48
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.2
$91.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.2
$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7769
$7933

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$449
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$439
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$678
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$555
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$762
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$720
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$677
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$527
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$743
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$747
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$616
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$741
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$545
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$798
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$654
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$610
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$592
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$617
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$488
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$588
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$707
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$806
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$466
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$759
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1010
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$531
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$784
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$836
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$737
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$576
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550

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Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$954
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$952
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$952
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$757
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$786
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$780
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$791
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$1024
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$713
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$913
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$656
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$702
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$708
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$788
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$840
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$868
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$771
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$830
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$575
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$615
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$812
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$648
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$763
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$981
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$606
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$727
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$754
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$845
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$789
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$705
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$749
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$819
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$620
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$792
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$784
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$823
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$748
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$834
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$754