Medan vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$500
$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1369
$2070
🏠 One person rent
$200
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$417
$526
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.9
$83.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$269
$724
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
52
20
😀 Quality of life
45
43
🏙️ Population
2.11M
6.49M

The cost of living in Medan is 31% less expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 8502nd and 6691st ($500 vs $721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 70th 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 months in Shangrao. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shangrao ranked 244th in China, while ranked 6617th and 6824th 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
$2.34
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.4
$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.03
$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$0.69
 Cappuccino
$1.79
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$343
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$449
$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.9
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.04%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1660
$5578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$636
$2536
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.93
$4.24
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.78
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.51
$4.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.27
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.87
$5.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.3
$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11223
$20642

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$483
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$472
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$565
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$638
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$596
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$566
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$578
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$550
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$544
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$587
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$553
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$650
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$496
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$582
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$453
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$644
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$539
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$480
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$487
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$545
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$554
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$520
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$403
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$602
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$697
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$558
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$611
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$870
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$455
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$653
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$739
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$609
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$482
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465

Cities near Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$643
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$655
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$645
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$644
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$677
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$713
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$620
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$811
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$741
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$678
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$538
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$725
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$664
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$708
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$667
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$694
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$700
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$720
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$787
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$744
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$728
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$671
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$647
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$789
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$831
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$664
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$687
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$707
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$581
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$755
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$719
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$898
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$613
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$735
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$699
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$669
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$697
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$675
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$587
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$696