Medan vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1426
$2025
🏠 One person rent
$204
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$679
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.4
$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$315
$679
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
52
24
😀 Quality of life
43
38
🏙️ Population
2.11M
7.82M

The cost of living in Medan is 33% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 8536th and 6542nd ($519 vs $775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 43rd in Indonesia and China, respectively. Check Indonesia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Medan compared to 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shangqiu ranked 316th in China, while ranked 6659th and 7163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Medan Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.65
$4.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.08
$5.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1907
$3237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$2037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.09
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.18
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$5.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.98
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11482
$18304

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$633
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1433
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$613
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$819
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$623
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$688
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$599
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$598
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$619
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$670
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$528
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$639
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$630
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$826
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$673
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$610
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$568
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$559
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$612
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$620
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$623
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$586
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$522
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$588
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$648
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$571
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$565
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$541
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$612
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$659
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$593
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$538
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$524
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$611
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$587
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$580
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$502
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$542