Bijie vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bijie	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$584	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1707	$1335
🏠 One person rent	$208	$187
🏘️ Family rent	$397	$394
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$189
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.3	$35.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1289	$262
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	9	53
😀 Quality of life	43	44
🏙️ Population	6.9M	2.11M

The cost of living in Bijie is 21% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 7844th and 8745th ($584 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 305th and 47th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Bijie compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Bijie ranked 157th best city to live in China vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 6717th and 6633rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bijie vs Medan

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	Bijie	Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.73	$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.71	$3.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$155	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$491	$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.6	$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.9	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3424	$1337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1761	$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.6	$8.02
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$2.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$8.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$3.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$6.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.52	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.16	$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.65	$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.6	$2.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.6	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.96	$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.63	$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.4	$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.3	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$343	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18453	$10763

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bijie

Distance	City	Cost of living
91 km or 56 mi	Liupanshui	$574
125 km or 77 mi	Renhuai	$540
134 km or 83 mi	Anshun	$565
155 km or 97 mi	Zhaotong	$601
162 km or 101 mi	Guiyang	$559
169 km or 105 mi	Zunyi	$554
174 km or 108 mi	Yibin	$590
177 km or 110 mi	Luzhou	$613
227 km or 141 mi	Longchang	$593
233 km or 145 mi	Zigong	$584
248 km or 154 mi	Qujing	$634
249 km or 155 mi	Xingyi	$571
249 km or 155 mi	Duyun	$546
255 km or 158 mi	Neijiang	$652
277 km or 172 mi	Chongqing	$634
295 km or 183 mi	Leshan	$554
304 km or 189 mi	Xichang	$580
310 km or 193 mi	Emeishan	$540
320 km or 199 mi	Ziyang	$592
337 km or 210 mi	Meishan	$590
351 km or 218 mi	Jianyang	$580
358 km or 222 mi	Suining	$579
360 km or 223 mi	Kunming	$656
363 km or 225 mi	Panzhihua	$603
372 km or 231 mi	Huaying	$553
373 km or 232 mi	Ya'an	$573
376 km or 233 mi	Guang'an	$584
388 km or 241 mi	Tongren	$573
389 km or 242 mi	Qionglai	$572
392 km or 244 mi	Chengdu	$623
396 km or 246 mi	Nanchong	$526
397 km or 247 mi	Shehong	$546
401 km or 249 mi	Baise	$571
402 km or 250 mi	Chongzhou	$581
403 km or 250 mi	Hechi	$575
420 km or 261 mi	Guanghan	$554
428 km or 266 mi	Yuxi	$611
430 km or 267 mi	Pengzhou	$572
434 km or 270 mi	Deyang	$549
439 km or 273 mi	Shifang	$540

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