Medan vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Medan	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$481	$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1335	$1915
🏠 One person rent	$187	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$394	$643
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.6	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$262	$707
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	53	24
😀 Quality of life	44	38
🏙️ Population	2.11M	7.82M

The cost of living in Medan is 35% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 8745th and 6735th ($481 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 43rd 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 months in Shangqiu. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shangqiu ranked 300th in China, while ranked 6633rd and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Shangqiu

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	Medan	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.97	$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.8	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.31	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$107	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$265	$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.4	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.1	$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.24%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1337	$3083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$614	$1982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.02	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.8	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.55	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.21	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.26	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.01	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.41	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.83	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.77	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.48	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.3	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10763	$17921

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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 Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$600
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1385
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$584
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$787
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$545
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$660
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$580
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$591
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$643
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$484
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$602
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$591
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$800
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$633
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$586
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$547
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$538
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$591
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$593
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$548
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$571
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$575
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$625
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$552
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$551
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$528
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$519
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$575
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$637
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$571
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$522
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$505
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$571
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$561
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$529