Medan vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1426
$1794
🏠 One person rent
$204
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.4
$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$315
$831
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
52
53
😀 Quality of life
43
50
🏙️ Population
2.11M
8.78M

The cost of living in Medan is 22% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8536th and 7155th ($519 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 142nd in Indonesia and China, respectively. Check Indonesia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Medan compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Quanzhou ranked 57th in China, while ranked 6659th and 6224th 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
$2.65
$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.08
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1907
$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.09
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.18
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.98
$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11482
$22902

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$503
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$490
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$461
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$673
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$759
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$669
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$671
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$670
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$613
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$729
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$742
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$594
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$687
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$523
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$732
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$892
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$617
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$571
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$563
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$630
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$585
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$561
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$421
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$699
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$799
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$590
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$752
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$985
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$822
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$807
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$750
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$518
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$654
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$821
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$807
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$661
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$731
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$706
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$642
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$673
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$683
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$841
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$931
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$698
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$761
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$818
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$864
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$592
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$828
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$707
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$605
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$795
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$841
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$691
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1060
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$726
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1028
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$745
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$643
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$801
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$719
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$813
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$716
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$634
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$776
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$636
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$618
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1014