Beijing vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Beijing	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1065	$500
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3114	$1369
🏠 One person rent	$605	$200
🏘️ Family rent	$1364	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$39.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1709	$269
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	52
😀 Quality of life	78	45
🏙️ Population	21.9M	2.11M

The cost of living in Beijing is 113% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 4887th and 8502nd ($1065 vs $500) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 35th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 583rd and 6617th 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	$3.9	$2.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$11.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.54	$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$843	$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$487	$115
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$296
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.6	$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.35%	11.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14972	$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8057	$636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.5	$6.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.9	$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$8.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$2.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.44	$3.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$2.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.7	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$896	$63.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27310	$11223

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$733
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$713
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$772
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$633
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$650
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$688
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$583
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$678
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$466
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$667
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$677
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$658
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$587
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$700
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$633
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$607
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$539
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$549
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$643
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$637
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$594
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$592
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$525
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$633
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$545
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$569
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$650
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$572
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$486
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$707
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$598
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$667
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$621
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$640
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$643
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$587
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$506

Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$483
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$472
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$443
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$638
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$566
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$578
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$550
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$544
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$587
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$553
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$650
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$496
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$582
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$453
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$480
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$487
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$545
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$554
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$520
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$403
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$602
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$697
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$611
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$870
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$653
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$739
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$482
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465