Hong Kong vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hong Kong	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2614	$500
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6294	$1369
🏠 One person rent	$1726	$200
🏘️ Family rent	$3471	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$501	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$39.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4054	$269
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	52
😀 Quality of life	89	45
🏙️ Population	7.41M	2.11M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 423% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 503rd and 8502nd ($2614 vs $500) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 35th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hong Kong compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 168th and 6617th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Medan

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	Hong Kong	Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.92	$2.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59	$11.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.76	$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.55	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2033	$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1449	$115
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4405	$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2942	$296
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.9	$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	11.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$28583	$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18618	$636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.52	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.3	$6.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$3	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.14	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.38	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.17	$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$8.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.4	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.63	$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.92	$2.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82	$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$3.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.7	$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$2.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.3	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$896	$63.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20363	$11223

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2410
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$939
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$618
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1565
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$481
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$589
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$837
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$812
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$742
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$1083
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$575
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$816
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$891
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$781
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$791
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$830
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$876
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$738
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$716
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$856
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$588
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$799
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$824
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$774
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$857
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$831
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$785
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$812
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$777
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$752
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$806
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$713
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$721
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$620
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$735
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$851
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$525
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$611

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