Medan vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Medan	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$519	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1430	$3491
🏠 One person rent	$204	$326
🏘️ Family rent	$429	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$192	$441
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.3	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$314	$1042
😷 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 8535th and 5548th ($519 vs $1021) 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 6661st and 3815th 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	$2.68	$4.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.3	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.05	$6.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$4.26
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$4.71
🥤 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	$188	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$117	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$454	$1302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$55
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.7	$85.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.6	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.49%	4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1898	$6338
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$664	$3485
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.05	$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.22	$4.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$3.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$6.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.32	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.8	$28.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$4.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.17	$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.63	$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.83	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.3	$91.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.38	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$78.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.96	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.5	$2021
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11523	$26303

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Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$502
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$517
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$490
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$536
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	$623
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$671
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$672
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$670
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$636
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$613
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$731
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$740
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$595
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$686
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$523
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$732
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$736
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$889
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$616
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$568
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$564
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$629
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$588
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$561
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$418
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$700
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$800
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$591
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$747
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$988
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$516
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$820
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$805
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$752
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$517
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544

Cities near Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$747
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$715
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$685
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$705
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$584
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$674
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$705
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$685
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$700
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$619
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1138
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$729
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$662
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$672
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1026
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$689
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$666
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$740
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$676
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$700
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$842
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$628
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$626
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$674
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$744
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$673
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$535
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$649
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$648
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$704
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$617
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$701
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$769
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$734
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$772
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$699
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$652
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$613
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$904
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$647