Medan vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$500
$642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1369
$1718
🏠 One person rent
$200
$255
🏘️ Family rent
$417
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.9
$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$269
$720
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
83 km
🎓 Higher education
52
19
😀 Quality of life
45
41
🏙️ Population
2.11M
9.71M

The cost of living in Medan is 22% less expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 8502nd and 7280th ($500 vs $642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 199th 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 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Nanyang ranked 343rd in China, while ranked 6617th and 7103rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Medan Nanyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.34
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.4
$41.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.03
$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.79
$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$449
$391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$366
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$54.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.9
$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.04%
4.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1660
$3895
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$636
$1913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$18.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.93
$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.78
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$2.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.51
$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.27
$5.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$21.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.87
$4.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$74.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.3
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11223
$12778

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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

Cities near Nanyang

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$622
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$589
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$614
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$600
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$601
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$605
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$624
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$554
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$651
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$601
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$608
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$570
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$639
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$599
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$580
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$543
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$658
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$563
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$498
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$542
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$554
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$525
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$629
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$539
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$590
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$584
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$524
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$531
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$604
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$506
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$624
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$594
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$589
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$580
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$538
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$580
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$544
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$605
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$574
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$583