Chengdu vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chengdu	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1664	$1335
🏠 One person rent	$240	$187
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$394
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$189
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$35.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$863	$262
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	94	53
😀 Quality of life	72	44
🏙️ Population	20.9M	2.11M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 29% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 7421st and 8745th ($623 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th 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 Chengdu compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Chengdu ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 1890th and 6633rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Medan

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	Chengdu	Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$3.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.5	$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.34%	9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3812	$1337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2020	$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$8.02
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$2.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$8.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$3.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$6.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$2.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.9	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$305	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11550	$10763

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$581
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$572
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$554
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$540
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$580
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$549
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$572
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$590
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$529
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$592
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$527
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$554
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$573
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$546
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$540
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$532
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$579
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$652
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$584
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$593
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$526
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$530
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$590
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$613
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$584
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$599
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$553
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$610
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$591
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$608
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$580
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$601
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$696
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$540
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$584
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$585
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$554
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$574

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