Medan vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$466
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1207
$1354
🏠 One person rent
$186
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$296
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.1
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$223
$608
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
55
70
😀 Quality of life
62
65
🏙️ Population
2.11M
10.6M

The cost of living in Medan is 8% less expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 8825th and 8645th ($466 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 489th 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 1.2 months in Shijiazhuang. Medan ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shijiazhuang ranked 42nd in China, while ranked 5663rd and 5294th 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
$1.81
$1.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.5
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.14
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$172
$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.9
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$361
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.4
$84.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$6.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.2%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1333
$2373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$604
$1658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.61
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.24
$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.66
$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.98
$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.81
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.44
$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.72
$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10637
$4870

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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 Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$535
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$527
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$523
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$574
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$533
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$548
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$505
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$550
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$572
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$499
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$454
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$456
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$544
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$558
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$543
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$565
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$552
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$553
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$538
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$480
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$495
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$546
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$564
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$634
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$634
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$502
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$724
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$638
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$484
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$516
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$544
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$534
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$600
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$654
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$580
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$689
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$619
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$748
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$707