Medan vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$500
$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1369
$1829
🏠 One person rent
$200
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$417
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.9
$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$269
$813
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
52
53
😀 Quality of life
45
53
🏙️ Population
2.11M
8.78M

The cost of living in Medan is 27% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8502nd and 6882nd ($500 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 102nd 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 Quanzhou. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Quanzhou ranked 50th in China, while ranked 6617th and 6124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Quanzhou

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Medan Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.34
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.4
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.03
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.32
 Cappuccino
$1.79
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$449
$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.9
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.04%
5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1660
$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$636
$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.93
$3.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.78
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.51
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.27
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.87
$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.3
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11223
$19406

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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 Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$676
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$851
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$721
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$675
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$719
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$664
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$667
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$678
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$890
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$995
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$746
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$791
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$857
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$860
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$588
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$917
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$725
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$799
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$913
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$716
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1011
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$738
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$860
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$863
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$655
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$952
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$744
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$812
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$721
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$643
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$787
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$645
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$620
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1083