Medan vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$453
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1141
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$189
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$310
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.3
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$216
$1351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
55
65
😀 Quality of life
47
74
🏙️ Population
2.11M
12.7M

The cost of living in Medan is 43% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 8852nd and 6776th ($453 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 29th 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 1.7 months in Suzhou. Medan ranked 15th best city to live in Indonesia vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 6943rd and 2020th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Suzhou

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Medan Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.64
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.06
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.17%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$558
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.85
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.7
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.32
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.79
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.9
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.24
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.48
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.2
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.2
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7769
$20341

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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 Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635