Chongqing vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chongqing	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2020	$1426
🏠 One person rent	$226	$204
🏘️ Family rent	$439	$428
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$191
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$44.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$890	$315
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	87	52
😀 Quality of life	72	43
🏙️ Population	32.1M	2.11M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 28% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 7185th and 8536th ($662 vs $519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 38th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chongqing compared to 0.6 months in Medan. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 1966th and 6659th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Medan

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	Chongqing	Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.96	$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.3	$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.29	$3.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$3.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$272	$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$155	$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$523	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$333	$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.5	$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$65
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.98	$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.52%	10.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2378	$1907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1355	$661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.2	$9.09
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.18	$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$4.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$2.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.51	$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.4	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$2.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$60.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.2	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27717	$11482

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$575
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$607
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$618
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$642
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$609
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$682
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$609
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$574
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$625
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$568
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$627
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$600
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$594
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$611
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$551
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$577
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$593
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$624
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$660
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$588
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$587
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$591
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$550
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$612
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$572
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$570
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$605
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$581
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$559
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$614
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$553
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$604
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$555
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$603
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$596
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$576
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$596
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$613
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$556

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