Medan vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Medan	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$466	$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1207	$1953
🏠 One person rent	$186	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$296	$414
🍽️ Food expenses	$170	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.1	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$223	$767
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	55	20
😀 Quality of life	62	46
🏙️ Population	2.11M	6.44M

The cost of living in Medan is 28% less expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 8825th and 7433rd ($466 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 94th 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 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shangrao ranked 207th in China, while ranked 5663rd and 6933rd 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	$1.81	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.5	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.14	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$172	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$86.9	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$156	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.9	$26.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.4	$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.9	$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.2%	3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1333	$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$604	$2245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.61	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.24	$5.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.12	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.66	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.98	$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.35	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.81	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.76	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.44	$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.72	$5.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10637	$28686

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Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$460
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$449
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$552
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$754
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$701
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$657
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$554
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$704
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$592
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$681
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$509
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$584
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$570
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$643
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$519
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$592
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$689
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$771
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$1014
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$773
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$854
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$552
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534

Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$578
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$600
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$586
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$604
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$436
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$620
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$589
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$586
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$696
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$671
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$526
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$672
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$604
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$532
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$616
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$628
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$617
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$637
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$753
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$700
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$629
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$567
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$598
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$659
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$826
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$628
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$592
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$642
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$593
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$740
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$666
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$672
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$660
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$677
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$631
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$638
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$671
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$634
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$618
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$620