Medan vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$461
$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1179
$1325
🏠 One person rent
$185
$188
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$321
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$64
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
55
58
😀 Quality of life
48
68
🏙️ Population
2.11M
10.6M

The cost of living in Medan is 6% less expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 8850th and 8757th ($461 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 518th 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 1.4 months in Shijiazhuang. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shijiazhuang ranked 38th in China, while ranked 6907th and 4718th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Shijiazhuang

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Medan Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.73
$1.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.13
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$0.79
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$117
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$308
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.1
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1205
$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$591
$1688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.11
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.58
$3.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.7
$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.37
$5.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.66
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.4
$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9091
$5006

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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 Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$519
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$524
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$521
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$525
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$558
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$528
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$550
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$512
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$562
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$568
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$508
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$466
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$468
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$542
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$562
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$540
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$572
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$545
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$567
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$538
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$492
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$518
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$555
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$564
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$645
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$646
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$523
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$734
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$621
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$505
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$540
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$531
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$610
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$666
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$584
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$659
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$630
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$770
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$716