Medan vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1426
$2023
🏠 One person rent
$204
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$527
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.4
$91.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$315
$764
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
52
20
😀 Quality of life
43
40
🏙️ Population
2.11M
6.44M

The cost of living in Medan is 28% less expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 8536th and 6841st ($519 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 76th 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 1.1 months in Shangrao. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shangrao ranked 224th in China, while ranked 6659th and 6892nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Medan Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.65
$3.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.08
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$2.15
🥤 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
$334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65
$48.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
4.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1907
$5346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$2656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.09
$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$5.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.18
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$6.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$45.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.98
$5.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11482
$19047

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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
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$634
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$643
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$636
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$633
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$666
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$694
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$618
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$731
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$719
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$673
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$521
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$708
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$670
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$642
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$642
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$683
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$672
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$703
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$776
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$719
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$705
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$636
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$646
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$771
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$843
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$706
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$658
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$698
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$590
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$742
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$702
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$903
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$628
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$712
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$706
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$676
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$714
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$661
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$611
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$694