Dongguan vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$589
$500
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$1369
🏠 One person rent
$181
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$367
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$39.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$838
$269
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
69
52
😀 Quality of life
71
45
🏙️ Population
10.5M
2.11M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 18% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 7769th and 8502nd ($589 vs $500) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 350th and 35th 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 Dongguan compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Dongguan ranked 12th best city to live in China vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 2370th and 6617th 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
$2.08
$2.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$11.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$2.77
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$115
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$296
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.62
$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.09%
11.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5578
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3231
$636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$6.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.2
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$8.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.81
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$2.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.21
$3.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$2.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$63.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16599
$11223

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$742
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$575
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$837
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$481
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$812
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$618
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2410
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2614
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1565
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$781
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$891
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$816
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$791
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1083
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$830
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$856
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$876
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$774
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$738
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$824
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$785
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$716
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$799
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$588
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$752
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$831
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$857
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$812
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$806
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$777
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$735
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$525
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$719
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$584
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$530
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$596
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$611

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$483
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$472
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$565
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$638
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$596
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$566
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$578
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$550
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$544
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$587
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$553
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$650
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$496
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$582
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$453
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$644
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$539
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$480
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$487
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$545
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$554
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$520
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$403
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$602
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$697
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$558
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$611
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$870
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$455
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$653
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$739
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$609
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$482
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465