Medan vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Medan	Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$481	$632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1335	$1713
🏠 One person rent	$187	$249
🏘️ Family rent	$394	$443
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.6	$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$262	$732
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	83 km
🎓 Higher education	53	19
😀 Quality of life	44	38
🏙️ Population	2.11M	9.71M

The cost of living in Medan is 24% less expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 8745th and 7346th ($481 vs $632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 147th 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 1.2 months in Nanyang. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Nanyang ranked 320th in China, while ranked 6633rd and 7198th 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	$1.97	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.8	$41.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.31	$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$1.39
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$4.78
🥤 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	$174	$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$107	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$265	$363
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.4	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$60.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.1	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.24%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1337	$3166
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$614	$1817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.02	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.8	$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.55	$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.21	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.26	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.01	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.41	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.83	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.77	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.48	$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.3	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$344
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10763	$12899

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Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$470
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$461
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$695
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$620
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$619
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$628
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$571
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$670
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$560
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$645
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$490
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$532
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$536
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$604
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$543
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$570
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$669
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$682
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$940
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$792
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$782
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$529
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501

Cities near Nanyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Dengzhou	$600
98 km or 61 mi	Wugang	$571
99 km or 62 mi	Zaoyang	$591
105 km or 66 mi	Laohekou	$582
108 km or 67 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
109 km or 68 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
110 km or 68 mi	Xiangyang	$604
134 km or 83 mi	Ruzhou	$538
140 km or 87 mi	Zhumadian	$637
145 km or 90 mi	Yicheng	$577
152 km or 95 mi	Luohe	$591
155 km or 96 mi	Yuzhou	$552
163 km or 101 mi	Suizhou	$621
165 km or 103 mi	Xuchang	$586
169 km or 105 mi	Shiyan	$576
169 km or 105 mi	Dengfeng	$529
174 km or 108 mi	Xinyang	$655
178 km or 110 mi	Changge	$547
185 km or 115 mi	Luoyang	$505
188 km or 117 mi	Xinmi	$528
191 km or 119 mi	Xinzheng	$538
193 km or 120 mi	Yanshi	$509
196 km or 122 mi	Guangshui	$619
199 km or 124 mi	Gongyi	$522
204 km or 126 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
208 km or 129 mi	Zhoukou	$580
214 km or 133 mi	Mengzhou	$505
214 km or 133 mi	Xingyang	$519
220 km or 137 mi	Jingmen	$588
221 km or 137 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
222 km or 138 mi	Anlu	$615
226 km or 140 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
226 km or 141 mi	Jingshan	$584
228 km or 142 mi	Lingbao	$559
232 km or 144 mi	Jiyuan	$520
233 km or 145 mi	Sanmenxia	$564
236 km or 146 mi	Qinyang	$504
249 km or 155 mi	Yingcheng	$600
251 km or 156 mi	Dangyang	$558
256 km or 159 mi	Jiaozuo	$479