Medan vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$461
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1179
$1657
🏠 One person rent
$185
$246
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$688
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
55
17
😀 Quality of life
48
44
🏙️ Population
2.11M
7.82M

The cost of living in Medan is 23% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 8850th and 7914th ($461 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 207th 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 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shangqiu ranked 334th in China, while ranked 6907th and 7360th 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
$1.73
$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.13
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$308
$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.1
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$58.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$8.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1205
$2751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$591
$1731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.11
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.58
$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.7
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.37
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.66
$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.4
$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9091
$16802

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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 Shangqiu

Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$581
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$803
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$581
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$569
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$483
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$558
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$598
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$572
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$556
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$548
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$514
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$592
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$572
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$583
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$601
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$491
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$509
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$518
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$543
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$563
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$542
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$498
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$511
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$489
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$531
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$520
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$506
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$516
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$516
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$576
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$596
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$550
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$505
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$519
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$542
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$526
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$548
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$518