Medan vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$453
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1141
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$189
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$310
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.3
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$216
$827
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
55
21
😀 Quality of life
47
46
🏙️ Population
2.11M
6.56M

The cost of living in Medan is 25% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8852nd and 7943rd ($453 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Medan ranked 15th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 6943rd and 7142nd 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
$1.64
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.06
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.17%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$558
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.85
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.7
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.32
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.79
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.9
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.24
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.48
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.2
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.2
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7769
$13867

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$449
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$439
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$678
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$555
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$762
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$720
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$677
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$527
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$743
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$747
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$616
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$741
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$545
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$798
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$654
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$610
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$592
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$617
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$488
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$588
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$707
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$806
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$466
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$759
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1010
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$531
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$784
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$836
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$737
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$576
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619