Foshan vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Foshan	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$602	$519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1932	$1426
🏠 One person rent	$185	$204
🏘️ Family rent	$415	$428
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$191
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.5	$44.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$864	$315
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	52
😀 Quality of life	70	43
🏙️ Population	9.5M	2.11M

The cost of living in Foshan is 16% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 7753rd and 8536th ($602 vs $519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 38th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Foshan compared to 0.6 months in Medan. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 2359th and 6659th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Medan

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	Foshan	Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.6	$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.8	$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.98	$3.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$3.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$569	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$277	$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.5	$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$65
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.9	$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	10.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4523	$1907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2043	$661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$9.09
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.69	$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$4.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$2.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.69	$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.2	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.08	$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.45	$2.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.4	$60.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.6	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$549	$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24357	$11482

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$763
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$830
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$491
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$678
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$808
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$824
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$641
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1590
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$839
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$958
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$629
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2427
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$895
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$801
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$819
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$852
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$783
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$780
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$1014
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$774
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$774
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$794
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$746
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$726
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$795
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$691
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$725
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$813
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$592
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$605
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$538
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$623
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$607
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$618
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$611
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$671
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$660

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