Medan vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$461
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1179
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$185
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$776
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
55
21
😀 Quality of life
48
46
🏙️ Population
2.11M
6.56M

The cost of living in Medan is 23% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8850th and 7929th ($461 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 6907th and 7123rd 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
$1.73
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.13
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$308
$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.1
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1205
$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$591
$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.11
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.58
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.7
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.37
$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.66
$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.4
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9091
$11939

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$458
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$451
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$438
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$701
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$572
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$792
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$740
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$696
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$663
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$551
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$762
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$790
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$634
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$750
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$564
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$831
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$981
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$664
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$627
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$628
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$678
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$513
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$622
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$736
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$846
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$495
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$788
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1059
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$551
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$808
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$891
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$780
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$588
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$567
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$638
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$609
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$557
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$587
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$511
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$583
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$584
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$572
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$617
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$498
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$564
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$730
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$588
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$602
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$533
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$529
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$605
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$760
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$563
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$603
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$769
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$568
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$807
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$588
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$599
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$630
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$552
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$610
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$814
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$587
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$595
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$580
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$615