Medan vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$453
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1141
$1689
🏠 One person rent
$189
$247
🏘️ Family rent
$310
$424
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.3
$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$216
$719
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
55
17
😀 Quality of life
47
44
🏙️ Population
2.11M
7.82M

The cost of living in Medan is 26% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 8852nd and 7879th ($453 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 222nd 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 1.2 months in Shangqiu. Medan ranked 15th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shangqiu ranked 350th in China, while ranked 6943rd and 7390th 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
$1.64
$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.06
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$0.95
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$7.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.17%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$2811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$558
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.85
$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.7
$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.32
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.79
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.9
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.24
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.48
$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.2
$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.2
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7769
$19212

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21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$449
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$439
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$678
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$555
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$762
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$720
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$677
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$527
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$743
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$747
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$616
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$741
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$545
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$798
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$654
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$610
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$592
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$617
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$488
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$588
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$707
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$806
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$466
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$759
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1010
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$531
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$784
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$836
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$737
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$576
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$588
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$811
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$595
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$555
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$457
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$575
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$610
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$583
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$567
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$565
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$531
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$605
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$585
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$589
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$613
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$487
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$504
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$514
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$519
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$573
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$557
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$491
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$523
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$484
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$533
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$516
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$502
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$520
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$520
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$590
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$507
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$599
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$562
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$508
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$523
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$533
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$521
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$560
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$492
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$522