Medan vs Yerevan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Medan	Yerevan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$481	$1199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1335	$2709
🏠 One person rent	$187	$665
🏘️ Family rent	$394	$1104
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$348
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.6	$53.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$262	$548
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	53	50
😀 Quality of life	44	63
🏙️ Population	2.11M	1.11M

The cost of living in Medan is 60% less expensive than in Yerevan. Cities ranked 8745th and 4485th ($481 vs $1199) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 1st in Indonesia and Armenia, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Armenia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medan compared to 0.5 months in Yerevan. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Yerevan ranked 1st in Armenia, while ranked 6633rd and 4732nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Yerevan

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	Medan	Yerevan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.97	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.8	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.31	$7.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$1.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$719
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$107	$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$1369
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$265	$865
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.4	$78.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.1	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.24%	15.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1337	$3407
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$614	$1582
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.02	$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.8	$3.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.55	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.21	$8.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$7.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.26	$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.01	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.41	$4.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.83	$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.77	$3.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.48	$6.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.3	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$324
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10763	$5800

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$470
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$461
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$695
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$620
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$619
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$628
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$571
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$670
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$560
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$645
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$490
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$532
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$536
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$604
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$543
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$570
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$669
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$682
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$940
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$792
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$782
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$529
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501

Cities near Yerevan

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Abovyan	$1094
16 km or 10 mi	Ashtarak	$1071
20 km or 13 mi	Masis	$1081
40 km or 25 mi	Armavir	$990
50 km or 31 mi	Igdir	$565
70 km or 44 mi	Vanadzor	$697
76 km or 47 mi	Spitak	$833
79 km or 49 mi	Dogubayazit	$570
88 km or 55 mi	Gyumri	$711
126 km or 79 mi	Caldiran	$574
129 km or 80 mi	Kars	$568
135 km or 84 mi	Agri	$553
148 km or 92 mi	Marneuli	$813
149 km or 93 mi	Gardabani	$767
156 km or 97 mi	Rustavi	$660
166 km or 103 mi	Ganja	$481
170 km or 106 mi	Tbilisi	$1016
172 km or 107 mi	Goris	$967
185 km or 115 mi	Khoy	$419
196 km or 122 mi	Kapan	$961
203 km or 126 mi	Gori	$583
209 km or 130 mi	Van	$615
215 km or 134 mi	Khashuri	$692
222 km or 138 mi	Barda	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Marand	$553
228 km or 142 mi	Yevlakh	$618
251 km or 156 mi	Shaki	$607
268 km or 167 mi	Oguz	$627
276 km or 171 mi	Kutaisi	$658
277 km or 172 mi	Erzurum	$562
279 km or 173 mi	Tabriz	$658
286 km or 178 mi	Bitlis	$582
290 km or 180 mi	Ahar	$622
291 km or 181 mi	Batumi	$812
297 km or 185 mi	Urmia	$519
298 km or 185 mi	Hakkari	$575
305 km or 190 mi	Mus	$589
309 km or 192 mi	Senaki	$788
315 km or 196 mi	Vladikavkaz	$633
342 km or 212 mi	Siirt	$573