Medan vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$466
$581
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1207
$1592
🏠 One person rent
$186
$207
🏘️ Family rent
$296
$355
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.1
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$223
$623
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
83 km
🎓 Higher education
55
18
😀 Quality of life
62
43
🏙️ Population
2.11M
9.71M

The cost of living in Medan is 20% less expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 8825th and 7983rd ($466 vs $581) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 239th in Indonesia and China, respectively. Check Indonesia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medan compared to 1.1 months in Nanyang. Medan ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Nanyang ranked 352nd in China, while ranked 5663rd and 7334th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Nanyang

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Medan Nanyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.81
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.5
$42.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.14
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$4.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$172
$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.9
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$369
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.4
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.2%
3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1333
$2934
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$604
$1589
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.61
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.24
$3.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.66
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.98
$3.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.81
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.44
$5.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.72
$4.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10637
$12618

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$460
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$472
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$449
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$488
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$423
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$654
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$552
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$563
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$754
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$701
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$657
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$653
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$554
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$704
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$756
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$592
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$681
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$509
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$789
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$731
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$866
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$609
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$584
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$570
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$643
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$519
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$592
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$386
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$689
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$807
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$503
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$771
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1014
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$773
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$854
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$788
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$552
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$534

Cities near Nanyang

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$553
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$526
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$552
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$535
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$533
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$544
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$555
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$525
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$580
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$542
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$553
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$523
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$582
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$507
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$543
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$517
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$583
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$517
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$513
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$518
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$522
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$510
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$574
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$516
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$561
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$582
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$503
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$513
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$575
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$504
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$579
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$567
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$570
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$505
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$515
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$518
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$506
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$585
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$546
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$489