Medan vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1426
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$204
$347
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.4
$54.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$315
$601
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
52
46
😀 Quality of life
43
60
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.47M

The cost of living in Medan is 26% less expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 8536th and 6924th ($519 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 16th in Indonesia and Russia, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Medan compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Yekaterinburg ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 6659th and 5229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medan Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.65
$7.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.08
$4.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$62.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65
$97.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$7.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
12.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1907
$1941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$1299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.09
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$8.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$6.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.18
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$27.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.98
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11482
$4718

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$503
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$490
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$461
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$673
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$759
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$669
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$671
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$670
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$613
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$729
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$742
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$594
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$687
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$523
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$732
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$892
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$617
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$571
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$563
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$630
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$585
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$561
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$421
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$699
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$799
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$590
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$752
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$985
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$822
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$807
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$750
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$518
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544

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Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$586
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$585
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$537
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$539
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$523
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$531
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$559
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$698
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$490
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$567
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$473
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$782
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$620
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$422
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$484
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$556
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$540
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$575
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$451
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$503
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$463
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$630
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$654
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$533
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$480
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$509
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$589
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$513
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$484
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$541
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$406
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$530
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$522
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$612
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$780
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$562
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$376
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$628