Changsha vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changsha	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$577	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1727	$1335
🏠 One person rent	$190	$187
🏘️ Family rent	$504	$394
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$189
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.9	$35.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$796	$262
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	53
😀 Quality of life	68	44
🏙️ Population	10M	2.11M

The cost of living in Changsha is 20% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 7932nd and 8745th ($577 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 335th and 47th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Changsha ranked 21st best city to live in China vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 3100th and 6633rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Medan

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	Changsha	Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$3.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.5	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2062	$1337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5493	$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.9	$8.02
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.36	$2.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$8.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$6.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$2.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.1	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.47	$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.04	$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.4	$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8619	$10763

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Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$582
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$570
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$586
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$563
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$579
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$596
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$590
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$569
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$590
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$480
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$549
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$533
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$564
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$591
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$635
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$600
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$609
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$591
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$556
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$724
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$561
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$619
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$645
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$506
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$656
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$679
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$638
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$600
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$660
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$613
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$558

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