Medan vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Medan	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$466	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1207	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$186	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$296	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$170	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.1	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$223	$733
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	55	85
😀 Quality of life	62	71
🏙️ Population	2.11M	9.07M

The cost of living in Medan is 16% less expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 8825th and 8245th ($466 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 341st 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 Shenyang. Medan ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 5663rd and 3667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Shenyang

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	Medan	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.81	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.5	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.14	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$172	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$86.9	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$156	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.9	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.4	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.9	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.2%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1333	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$604	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.61	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.24	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.12	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.66	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.98	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.35	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.81	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.76	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.44	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.72	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10637	$24707

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501