Medan vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$466
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1207
$1652
🏠 One person rent
$186
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$296
$416
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.1
$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$223
$648
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
55
24
😀 Quality of life
62
44
🏙️ Population
2.11M
7.82M

The cost of living in Medan is 22% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 8825th and 7835th ($466 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 183rd 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Medan ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 5663rd and 7180th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medan Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.81
$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.5
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.14
$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$172
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.9
$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.4
$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.2%
3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1333
$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$604
$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.61
$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.24
$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.66
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.98
$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.81
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.44
$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.72
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10637
$17107

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$460
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$472
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$449
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$488
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$423
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$654
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$552
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$563
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$754
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$701
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$657
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$653
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$554
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$704
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$756
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$592
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$681
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$509
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$789
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$731
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$866
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$609
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$584
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$570
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$643
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$519
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$592
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$386
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$689
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$807
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$503
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$771
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1014
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$773
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$854
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$788
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$552
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$534

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$570
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$807
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$570
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$572
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$478
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$564
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$582
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$567
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$563
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$563
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$499
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$582
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$558
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$585
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$595
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$507
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$517
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$522
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$553
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$553
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$530
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$506
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$504
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$502
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$527
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$523
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$511
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$518
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$513
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$567
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$484
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$580
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$547
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$516
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$509
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$544
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$526
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$538
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$517