Medan vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Medan	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$481	$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1335	$2829
🏠 One person rent	$187	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$394	$768
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$326
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.6	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$262	$1146
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	53	70
😀 Quality of life	44	68
🏙️ Population	2.11M	12.7M

The cost of living in Medan is 45% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 8745th and 6198th ($481 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 18th 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 Suzhou. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Suzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 6633rd and 3351st 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	$1.97	$4.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.8	$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.31	$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$4.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$107	$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$265	$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.4	$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.1	$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.24%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1337	$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$614	$3223
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.02	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.8	$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.55	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.21	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.26	$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.01	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.41	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.83	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.77	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$77.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.48	$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$75.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.3	$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$1457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10763	$17431

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Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$470
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$461
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$695
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$620
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$619
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$628
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$571
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$670
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$560
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$645
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$490
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$532
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$536
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$604
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$543
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$570
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$669
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$682
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$940
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$792
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$782
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$529
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501

Cities near Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$700
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$645
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$670
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$665
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$573
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$670
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$657
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$695
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$602
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1097
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$702
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$631
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$643
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$984
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$654
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$636
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$701
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$644
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$650
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$805
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$607
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$603
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$643
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$716
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$644
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$621
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$620
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$642
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$592
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$672
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$708
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$746
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$665
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$621
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$590
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$691
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$613