Medan vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Medan	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$466	$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1207	$1608
🏠 One person rent	$186	$227
🏘️ Family rent	$296	$387
🍽️ Food expenses	$170	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.1	$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$223	$671
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	55	24
😀 Quality of life	62	45
🏙️ Population	2.11M	6.56M

The cost of living in Medan is 23% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8825th and 7790th ($466 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 167th 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 1.1 months in Shaoyang. Medan ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 5663rd and 7090th 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	$1.81	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.5	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.14	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$172	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$86.9	$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$156	$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.9	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.4	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.9	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.2%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1333	$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$604	$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.61	$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.24	$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.12	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.66	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.98	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.35	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.81	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.76	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.44	$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.72	$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10637	$10279

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$564
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$634
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$622
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$571
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$527
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$569
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$571
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$592
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$487
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$537
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$750
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$568
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$612
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$546
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$511
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$595
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$765
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$547
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$618
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$766
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$548
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$593
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$587
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$660
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$534
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$596
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$590
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$897
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$574
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$558
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599