Medan vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1426
$1789
🏠 One person rent
$204
$258
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$463
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.4
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$315
$759
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
83 km
🎓 Higher education
52
19
😀 Quality of life
43
38
🏙️ Population
2.11M
9.71M

The cost of living in Medan is 21% less expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 8536th and 7242nd ($519 vs $655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 159th in Indonesia and China, respectively. Check Indonesia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Medan compared to 1.2 months in Nanyang. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Nanyang ranked 314th in China, while ranked 6659th and 7154th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medan Nanyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.65
$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.08
$4.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.42
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$5.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$423
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65
$56.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
4.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1907
$3339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$1967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.09
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.18
$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.98
$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$79.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$367
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11482
$14023

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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

Cities near Nanyang

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$614
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$587
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$614
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$594
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$591
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$611
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$622
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$555
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$659
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$599
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$612
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$571
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$650
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$610
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$574
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$542
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$683
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$568
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$511
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$541
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$559
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$521
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$647
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$535
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$599
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$599
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$517
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$531
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$612
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$522
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$647
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$598
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$606
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$551
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$533
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$554
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$525
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$626
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$575
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$502