Guangzhou vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$500
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$1369
🏠 One person rent
$333
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$39.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$269
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
97
52
😀 Quality of life
75
45
🏙️ Population
18.7M
2.11M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 48% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 6607th and 8502nd ($742 vs $500) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 35th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 955th and 6617th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Medan

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Guangzhou Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$2.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$11.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$2.77
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$115
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$296
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
11.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$6.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$8.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$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
$3.89
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$2.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$3.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$2.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$63.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$11223

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

Cities near Medan

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