Medan vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Medan	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$500	$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1369	$1601
🏠 One person rent	$200	$212
🏘️ Family rent	$417	$402
🍽️ Food expenses	$185	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.9	$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$269	$720
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	52	24
😀 Quality of life	45	43
🏙️ Population	2.11M	6.56M

The cost of living in Medan is 13% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8502nd and 7871st ($500 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 396th 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 236th in China, while ranked 6617th and 6810th 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	$2.34	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.4	$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.03	$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$1.79	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$449	$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$296	$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.9	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.04%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1660	$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$636	$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.93	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.93	$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.42	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.78	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.1	$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.51	$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.81	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.27	$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.87	$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.3	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11223	$11076

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Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$483
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$472
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$443
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$638
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$566
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$578
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$550
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$544
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$587
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$553
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$650
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$496
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$582
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$453
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$480
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$487
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$545
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$554
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$520
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$403
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$602
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$697
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$611
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$870
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$653
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$739
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$482
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$538
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$554
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$570
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$584
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$530
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$549
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$585
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$578
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$555
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$575
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$585
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$533
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$579
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$565
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$548
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$752
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$579
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$584
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$573
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$525
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$558
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$604
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$774
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$574
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$587
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$785
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$580
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$856
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$581
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$602
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$613
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$574
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$609
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$812
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$596
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$599
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$577
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$586