Beijing vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Beijing	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3071	$1426
🏠 One person rent	$596	$204
🏘️ Family rent	$1354	$428
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$191
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$44.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1802	$315
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	52
😀 Quality of life	77	43
🏙️ Population	21.9M	2.11M

The cost of living in Beijing is 106% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 5141st and 8536th ($1067 vs $519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 38th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Beijing compared to 0.6 months in Medan. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 763rd and 6659th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Medan

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	Beijing	Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.04	$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.94	$3.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$3.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$851	$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$65
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	10.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14636	$1907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7425	$661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$9.09
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.07	$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$4.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.28	$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.57	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.63	$2.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.6	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.51	$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.9	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$2.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.8	$60.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$782	$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23714	$11482

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$786
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$679
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$710
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$714
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$482
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$700
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$742
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$620
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$760
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$720
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$693
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$572
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$614
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$684
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$677
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$649
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$555
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$670
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$568
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$588
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$668
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$729
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$616
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$670
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$648
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$661
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$632
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$644
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$869

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