Medan vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$461
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1179
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$185
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$983
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
55
65
😀 Quality of life
48
72
🏙️ Population
2.11M
12.7M

The cost of living in Medan is 41% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 8850th and 6833rd ($461 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 31st 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 13th in China, while ranked 6907th and 3150th 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
$1.73
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.13
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$308
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.1
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1205
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$591
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.11
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.58
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.7
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.37
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.66
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.4
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9091
$17664

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$458
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$451
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$438
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$701
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$572
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$792
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$740
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$696
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$663
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$551
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$762
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$790
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$634
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$750
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$564
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$831
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$981
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$664
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$627
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$628
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$678
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$513
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$622
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$736
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$846
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$495
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$788
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1059
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$551
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$808
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$891
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$780
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$588
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623