Dongguan vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$1335
🏠 One person rent
$250
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$527
$394
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$35.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$742
$262
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
69
53
😀 Quality of life
69
44
🏙️ Population
10.5M
2.11M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 36% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 7169th and 8745th ($656 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 47th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Dongguan ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 2941st and 6633rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Medan

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Dongguan Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.41
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$3.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$659
$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.08%
9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5615
$1337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3422
$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.1
$8.02
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$2.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$8.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$3.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$2.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$489
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$10763

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$818
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$877
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$569
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$803
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$758
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$443
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$655
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$451
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$581
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$724
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$761
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$756
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$761
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$771
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$764
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$649
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$702
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$522
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$609
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$590
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$503
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$435
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$631
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$695
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$582
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$620
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$619
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$628
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$605
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$571
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$670
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$719
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$560
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$645
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$490
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$714
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$701
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$810
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$585
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$532
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$536
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$604
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$543
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$570
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$398
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$669
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$772
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$542
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$682
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$940
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$485
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$792
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$782
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$703
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$529
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