Medan vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$453
$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1141
$1387
🏠 One person rent
$189
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$310
$339
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$187
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.3
$68.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$216
$800
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
55
58
😀 Quality of life
47
68
🏙️ Population
2.11M
10.6M

The cost of living in Medan is 13% less expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 8852nd and 8567th ($453 vs $521) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 492nd 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 Shijiazhuang. Medan ranked 15th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shijiazhuang ranked 36th in China, while ranked 6943rd and 4412th 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
$1.64
$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.06
$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$0.82
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$120
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$387
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$216
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$53
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$82.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$6.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.17%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$558
$1671
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.85
$13.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.7
$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.32
$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$3.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.79
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.9
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.24
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.48
$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.2
$35
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.2
$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7769
$5149

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$449
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$439
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$678
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$555
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$762
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$720
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$677
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$527
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$743
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$747
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$616
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$741
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$545
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$798
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$654
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$610
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$592
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$617
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$488
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$588
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$707
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$806
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$466
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$759
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1010
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$531
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$784
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$836
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$737
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$576
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$541
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$541
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$541
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$539
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$556
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$541
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$567
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$525
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$579
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$574
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$522
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$480
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$480
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$550
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$576
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$549
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$586
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$556
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$580
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$549
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$511
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$539
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$570
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$574
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$666
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$666
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$538
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$764
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$623
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$507
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$508
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$549
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$538
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$629
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$684
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$599
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$637
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$645
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$789
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$740