Medan vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1426
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$204
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$502
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.4
$91
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$315
$930
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
52
98
😀 Quality of life
43
70
🏙️ Population
2.11M
12.3M

The cost of living in Medan is 25% less expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 8536th and 6979th ($519 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 100th 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 1.3 months in Wuhan. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 6659th and 2526th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Wuhan

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Medan Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.65
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.08
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1907
$3874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$2284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.09
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.18
$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$6.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.98
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11482
$9062

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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
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$646
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$681
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$705
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$674
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$626
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$714
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$663
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$676
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$610
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$647
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$659
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$614
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$612
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$606
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$647
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$646
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$592
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$650
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$599
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$623
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$670
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$605
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$612
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$566
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$636
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$599
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$575
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$573
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$706
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$552
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$658
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$622
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$521
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$642
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$659
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$580
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$619
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$611