Medan vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Medan	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$519	$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1426	$1733
🏠 One person rent	$204	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$401
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.4	$65.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$315	$739
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	52	85
😀 Quality of life	43	68
🏙️ Population	2.11M	9.07M

The cost of living in Medan is 1% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 8536th and 8584th ($519 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 526th in Indonesia and China, respectively. Check Indonesia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Medan compared to 1.4 months in Shenyang. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shenyang ranked 20th in China, while ranked 6659th and 3326th 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	$2.65	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.3	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.08	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$116	$89.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$456	$473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.7	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.53%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1907	$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$661	$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.09	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.27	$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.21	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.8	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.18	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.62	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.89	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.83	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.4	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.4	$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.98	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.5	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$71.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.2	$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11482	$25284

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Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$503
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$490
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$461
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$759
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$624
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$669
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$671
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$670
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$613
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$729
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$742
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$594
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$687
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$523
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$732
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$617
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$571
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$563
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$630
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$585
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$561
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$421
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$699
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$799
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$590
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$752
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$985
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$822
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$807
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$750
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$518
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$474
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$506
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$517
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$523
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$524
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$520
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$527
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$528
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$531
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$548
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$564
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$547
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$527
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$541
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$565
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$538
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$582
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$524
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$529
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$543
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$625
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1568
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$479
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$583
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$554
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$605
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$534
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$633
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$531
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1547
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$627
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$667
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$601
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1562
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1555
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$511