Medan vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$461
$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1179
$2017
🏠 One person rent
$185
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$415
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$86.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$799
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
55
18
😀 Quality of life
48
47
🏙️ Population
2.11M
6.49M

The cost of living in Medan is 31% less expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 8850th and 7479th ($461 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 91st 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 Shangrao. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shangrao ranked 204th in China, while ranked 6907th and 6989th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Shangrao

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Medan Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.73
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.13
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$308
$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.1
$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$47.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1205
$4424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$591
$2203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.11
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.58
$5.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$4.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$5.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.7
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.37
$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$40.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.66
$6.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.4
$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9091
$30231

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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 Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$586
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$610
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$594
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$617
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$428
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$628
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$595
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$598
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$697
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$682
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$539
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$667
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$599
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$544
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$634
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$654
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$634
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$644
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$763
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$705
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$646
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$579
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$602
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$665
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$860
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$656
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$603
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$652
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$588
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$680
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$661
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$680
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$630
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$677
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$643
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$651
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$682
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$668
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$603
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$633