Medan vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$500
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1369
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$200
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$417
$340
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.9
$65.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$269
$608
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
52
71
😀 Quality of life
45
63
🏙️ Population
2.11M
10.6M

The cost of living in Medan is 3% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 8502nd and 8597th ($500 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 537th 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 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shijiazhuang ranked 31st in China, while ranked 6617th and 4919th 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
$2.34
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.4
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.03
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$0.84
 Cappuccino
$1.79
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$449
$386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$255
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$33.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$51.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.9
$7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.04%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1660
$2477
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$636
$1720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.93
$3.75
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.78
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.51
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.27
$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$33.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.87
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$49
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.3
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11223
$4869

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$483
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$472
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$565
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$638
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$596
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$566
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$578
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$550
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$544
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$587
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$553
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$650
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$496
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$582
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$453
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$644
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$539
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$480
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$487
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$545
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$554
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$520
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$403
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$602
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$697
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$558
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$611
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$870
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$455
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$653
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$739
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$609
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$482
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$525
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$545
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$569
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$549
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$539
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$569
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$592
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$587
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$612
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$598
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$650
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$466
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$599
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$587
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$601
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$583
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$613
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$576
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$573
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$621
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$509
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$572
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$594
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$633
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$650
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$522
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$713
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$633
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$521
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$570
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$617
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$625
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$643
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$572
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$739
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$607
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$707
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$733