Istanbul vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Istanbul	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1125	$519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$1426
🏠 One person rent	$587	$204
🏘️ Family rent	$1119	$428
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$191
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$44.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$820	$315
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	52
😀 Quality of life	77	43
🏙️ Population	15.5M	2.11M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 117% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 4816th and 8536th ($1125 vs $519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th in Turkey and Indonesia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 0.6 months in Medan. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 790th and 6659th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Medan

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	Istanbul	Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.84	$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41	$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$3.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.29	$3.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.27	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.42	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$769	$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$921	$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$65
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.9	$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.66%	10.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3275	$1907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$9.09
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.27	$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.8	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$4.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.01	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.18	$2.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.6	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$2.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.8	$60.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$626	$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13982	$11482

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$594
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$579
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$643
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$695
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$642
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$652
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$683
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$789
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$633
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$694
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$655
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$690
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$705
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$502
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$605
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$692
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$646
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$596
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$584
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$461
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$716
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$645
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$700
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$573
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$589
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$635
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$599
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$642
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$668
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$931
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$999
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$561
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$648
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$463
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$624
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$657
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$672
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$612
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$899
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$985

Cities near Medan

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