Medan vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$461
$1053
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1179
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$185
$559
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$974
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$54.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$939
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
55
48
😀 Quality of life
48
63
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.47M

The cost of living in Medan is 56% less expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 8850th and 5278th ($461 vs $1053) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 5th 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 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Yekaterinburg ranked 6th in Russia, while ranked 6907th and 5513th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medan Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.73
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.13
$6.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$640
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$308
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$756
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.1
$84.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
19.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1205
$2644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$591
$1615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.11
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.58
$4.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.7
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.37
$5.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.66
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.4
$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9091
$7937

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$458
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$451
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$438
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$701
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$572
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$792
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$740
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$696
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$663
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$551
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$762
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$790
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$634
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$750
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$564
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$831
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$981
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$664
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$627
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$628
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$678
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$513
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$622
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$736
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$846
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$495
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$788
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1059
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$551
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$808
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$891
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$780
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$588
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572

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Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$892
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$891
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$729
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$867
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$760
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$767
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$969
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$701
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$853
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$697
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$690
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$700
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$743
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$793
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$795
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$712
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$761
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$564
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$589
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$757
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$595
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$747
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$929
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$579
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$664
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$733
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$838
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$740
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$679
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$791
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$834
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$604
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$746
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$813
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$732
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$677
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$773
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$688