Medan vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Medan	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$481	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1335	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$187	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$394	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.6	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$262	$709
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	53	24
😀 Quality of life	44	39
🏙️ Population	2.11M	6.56M

The cost of living in Medan is 19% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8745th and 7740th ($481 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 263rd 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 Shaoyang. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 6633rd and 7044th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Shaoyang

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	Medan	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.97	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.8	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.31	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$107	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$265	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.4	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.1	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.24%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1337	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$614	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.02	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.8	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.55	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.21	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.26	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.01	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.41	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.83	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.77	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.48	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.3	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10763	$11393

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Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$470
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$461
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$695
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$620
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$619
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$628
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$571
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$670
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$560
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$645
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$490
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$532
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$536
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$604
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$543
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$570
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$669
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$682
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$940
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$792
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$782
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$529
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600