Medan vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Medan	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$481	$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1335	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$187	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$394	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.6	$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$262	$893
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	53	54
😀 Quality of life	44	66
🏙️ Population	2.11M	8.78M

The cost of living in Medan is 25% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8745th and 7256th ($481 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 118th 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 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 6633rd and 4015th 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	$1.97	$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.8	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.31	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$107	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$265	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.4	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.1	$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.24%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1337	$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$614	$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.02	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.8	$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.55	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.21	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.26	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.01	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.41	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.83	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.77	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.48	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.3	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10763	$20567

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$627
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$823
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$688
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$625
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$669
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$649
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$603
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$630
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$648
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$813
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$894
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$728
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$770
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$796
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$897
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$451
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$821
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$747
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$581
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$814
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$443
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1073
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$569
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$601
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$788
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$681
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$761
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$671
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$598
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$585
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$936