Medan vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$466
$962
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1207
$2318
🏠 One person rent
$186
$492
🏘️ Family rent
$296
$852
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$322
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.1
$58.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$223
$848
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
55
46
😀 Quality of life
62
64
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.47M

The cost of living in Medan is 52% less expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 8825th and 5881st ($466 vs $962) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 6th 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 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Yekaterinburg ranked 6th in Russia, while ranked 5663rd and 5334th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medan Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.81
$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.5
$48.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.14
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$172
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.9
$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$990
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.4
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$9.66
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.2%
17.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1333
$2565
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$604
$1410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.61
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.24
$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.66
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.98
$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.81
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.44
$4.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.72
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10637
$7319

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$460
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$472
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$449
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$488
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$423
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$654
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$552
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$563
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$754
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$701
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$657
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$653
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$554
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$704
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$756
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$592
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$681
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$509
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$789
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$731
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$866
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$609
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$584
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$570
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$643
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$519
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$592
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$386
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$689
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$807
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$503
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$771
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1014
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$773
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$854
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$788
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$552
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$534

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Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$828
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$821
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$843
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$754
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$829
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$763
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$714
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$909
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$675
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$802
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$656
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$681
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$635
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$698
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$725
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$755
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$681
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$709
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$520
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$563
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$695
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$536
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$685
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$868
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$519
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$620
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$693
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$796
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$686
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$641
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$772
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$786
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$548
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$692
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$767
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$729
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$658
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$719
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$617