Medan vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1426
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$204
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.4
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$315
$1044
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
52
70
😀 Quality of life
43
67
🏙️ Population
2.11M
12.7M

The cost of living in Medan is 49% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 8536th and 5553rd ($519 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 9th in Indonesia and China, respectively. Check Indonesia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Medan compared to 1 months in Suzhou. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 6659th and 3798th 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
$2.65
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.08
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$4.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1907
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.09
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.18
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.98
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11482
$26560

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$503
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$490
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$461
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$673
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$759
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$669
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$671
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$670
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$613
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$729
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$742
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$594
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$687
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$523
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$732
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$892
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$617
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$571
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$563
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$630
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$585
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$561
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$421
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$699
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$799
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$590
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$752
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$985
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$822
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$807
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$750
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$518
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$749
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$718
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$706
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$585
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$702
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$620
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1136
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$661
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$674
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1028
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$690
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$738
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$674
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$698
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$843
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$629
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$676
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$742
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$651
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$650
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$703
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$698
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$771
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$733
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$774
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$699
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$648
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$612
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$903
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645