Chongqing vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chongqing	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$634	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1938	$1335
🏠 One person rent	$224	$187
🏘️ Family rent	$442	$394
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$189
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.1	$35.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$957	$262
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	88	53
😀 Quality of life	72	44
🏙️ Population	32.1M	2.11M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 32% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 7340th and 8745th ($634 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 47th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Chongqing compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 1675th and 6633rd 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	$3.91	$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$3.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$550	$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.91	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2326	$1337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1374	$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.2	$8.02
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.83	$2.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$8.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$3.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$6.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.31	$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$2.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.5	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26796	$10763

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$553
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$584
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$593
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$613
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$579
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$652
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$526
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$584
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$546
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$592
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$540
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$590
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$591
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$554
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$580
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$530
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$570
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$590
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$623
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$554
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$554
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$549
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$527
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$584
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$540
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$540
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$572
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$575
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$529
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$581
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$532
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$572
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$585
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$599
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$559
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$573
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$539

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