Medan vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$453
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1141
$2040
🏠 One person rent
$189
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$310
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.3
$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$216
$801
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
55
18
😀 Quality of life
47
46
🏙️ Population
2.11M
6.49M

The cost of living in Medan is 34% less expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 8852nd and 7385th ($453 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 80th 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 15th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shangrao ranked 234th in China, while ranked 6943rd and 7068th 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
$1.64
$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.06
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$0.75
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$323
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$44.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.17%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$5055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$558
$2527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.85
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.7
$5.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.32
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.79
$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.9
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.24
$7.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.48
$6.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.2
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.2
$82.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7769
$25646

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Distance City Cost of living
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 Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$596
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$617
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$603
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$628
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$435
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$646
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$603
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$611
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$686
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$689
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$542
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$696
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$615
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$551
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$640
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$672
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$652
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$661
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$774
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$717
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$653
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$587
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$618
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$684
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$899
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$679
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$612
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$667
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$592
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$670
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$677
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$671
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$632
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$687
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$680
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$658
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$691
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$673
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$610
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$628