Medan vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$461
$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1179
$1749
🏠 One person rent
$185
$211
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$356
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$63.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$835
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
55
74
😀 Quality of life
48
70
🏙️ Population
2.11M
9.07M

The cost of living in Medan is 20% less expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 8850th and 8176th ($461 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 313th 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 1.5 months in Shenyang. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shenyang ranked 29th in China, while ranked 6907th and 3872nd 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
$1.73
$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.13
$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$308
$372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$266
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.1
$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1205
$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$591
$1276
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.11
$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.58
$3.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.7
$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.37
$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.66
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.4
$42.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9091
$25508

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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 Shenyang

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$483
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$522
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$545
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$536
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$454
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$507
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$447
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$537
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$504
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$541
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$562
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$523
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$517
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$543
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$553
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$532
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$540
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$560
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$536
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$534
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$544
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$590
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1574
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$477
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$568
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$562
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$534
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$559
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$514
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$542
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$599
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$540
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1540
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$578
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$607
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$588
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1560
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1539
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$523