Chongqing vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chongqing	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$466
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1695	$1207
🏠 One person rent	$180	$186
🏘️ Family rent	$312	$296
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$170
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.3	$35.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$914	$223
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	87	55
😀 Quality of life	74	62
🏙️ Population	32.1M	2.11M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 20% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 8185th and 8825th ($561 vs $466) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 322nd and 48th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chongqing compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Chongqing ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Medan ranked 7th in Indonesia, while ranked 2237th and 5663rd 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	$2.82	$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$3.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$1.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$86.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$433	$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$231	$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.8	$48.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32	$75.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.46	$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.87%	9.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2367	$1333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1345	$604
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21	$9.61
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.06	$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$1.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.05	$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.1	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$2.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23821	$10637

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$542
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$569
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$575
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$562
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$565
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$645
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$541
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$573
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$551
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$598
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$538
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$570
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$583
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$551
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$591
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$538
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$557
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$601
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$599
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$635
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$563
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$571
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$563
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$528
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$569
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$557
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$552
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$588
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$558
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$544
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$596
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$536
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$580
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$567
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$587
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$562
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$568
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$571
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$537

Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$460
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$449
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$552
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$754
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$701
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$657
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$554
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$704
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$592
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$681
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$509
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$584
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$570
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$643
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$519
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$592
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$689
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$771
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$1014
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$773
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$854
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$552
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534