Medan vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$461
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1179
$1479
🏠 One person rent
$185
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$759
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
55
49
😀 Quality of life
48
71
🏙️ Population
2.11M
8.78M

The cost of living in Medan is 27% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8850th and 7679th ($461 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 137th 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 23rd in China, while ranked 6907th and 3611th 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
$1.73
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.13
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$308
$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.1
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1205
$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$591
$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.11
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.58
$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.7
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.37
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.66
$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.4
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9091
$9536

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$458
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$451
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$438
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$701
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$572
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$792
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$740
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$696
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$663
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$551
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$762
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$790
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$634
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$750
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$564
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$831
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$981
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$664
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$627
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$628
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$678
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$513
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$622
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$736
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$846
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$495
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$788
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1059
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$551
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$808
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$891
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$780
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$588
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$630
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$903
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$723
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$668
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$696
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$656
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$698
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$634
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$682
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$654
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$888
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$957
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$709
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$889
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$879
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$937
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$465
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$882
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$910
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$602
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$673
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$910
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$464
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1108
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$589
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$999
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$997
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$796
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$610
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$841
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$705
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$814
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$665
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$586
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$763
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$594
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$595
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$943