Medan vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$461
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1179
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$185
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$1024
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
55
95
😀 Quality of life
48
77
🏙️ Population
2.11M
17.5M

The cost of living in Medan is 51% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8850th and 6106th ($461 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 12th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6907th and 1113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Shenzhen

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Medan Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.73
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.13
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$308
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.1
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1205
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$591
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.11
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.58
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.7
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.37
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.66
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.4
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9091
$22916

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638