Hefei vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hefei	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$625	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1708	$1335
🏠 One person rent	$205	$187
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$394
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$189
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$35.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$991	$262
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	93	53
😀 Quality of life	66	44
🏙️ Population	9.37M	2.11M

The cost of living in Hefei is 30% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 7405th and 8745th ($625 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th and 47th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hefei compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 3963rd and 6633rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Medan

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	Hefei	Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.46	$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$3.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.4	$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$1337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2103	$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.9	$8.02
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$2.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$8.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$3.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$6.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.57	$2.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.3	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.1	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$237	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8278	$10763

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$621
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$608
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$664
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$600
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$632
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$691
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$505
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$587
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$611
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$555
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$672
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$621
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$633
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$613
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$602
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$620
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$642
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$654
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$607
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$630
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$621
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$650
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$591
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$603
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$695
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$620
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$668
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$702
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$644
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$642
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$484
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$665

Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$470
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$461
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$695
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$620
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$619
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$628
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$571
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$670
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$560
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$645
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$490
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$532
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$536
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$604
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$543
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$570
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$669
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$682
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$940
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$792
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$782
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$529
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501