Maoming vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Maoming	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$774	$519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2098	$1426
🏠 One person rent	$416	$204
🏘️ Family rent	$793	$428
🍽️ Food expenses	$205	$191
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.8	$44.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$994	$315
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	29	52
😀 Quality of life	44	43
🏙️ Population	6.17M	2.11M

The cost of living in Maoming is 49% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 6548th and 8536th ($774 vs $519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 38th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Maoming compared to 0.6 months in Medan. Maoming ranked 132nd best city to live in China vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 6627th and 6659th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maoming vs Medan

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	Maoming	Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.15	$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.2	$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.9	$3.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$3.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.14	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$346	$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$970	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$680	$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.7	$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.5	$65
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.69%	10.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6440	$1907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3663	$661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.1	$9.09
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.65	$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.73	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.37	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.04	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$4.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.65	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.97	$2.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.14	$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.5	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.2	$2.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.9	$60.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.2	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$519	$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18483	$11482

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Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$774
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$895
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$794
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$839
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$660
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$671
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$824
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$819
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$725
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$614
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$830
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$491
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$595
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$602
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1590
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$641
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$623
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$763
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$572
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$780
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$808
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$678
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$607
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$958
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2427
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$586
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$783
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$577
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$629
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$592
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$538
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$778
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$852
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$601
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$606
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$801
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$1014

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