Medan vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$481
$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1335
$1683
🏠 One person rent
$187
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$394
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$189
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.6
$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$262
$886
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
53
98
😀 Quality of life
44
70
🏙️ Population
2.11M
12.3M

The cost of living in Medan is 27% less expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 8745th and 7163rd ($481 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 95th 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 1.4 months in Wuhan. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 6633rd and 2475th 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
$1.97
$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.8
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.31
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$1.63
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$265
$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.2
$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.24%
4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1337
$3716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$614
$2008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.02
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.8
$3.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.21
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.01
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.41
$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.73
$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.3
$71.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10763
$8658

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$619
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$651
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$660
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$638
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$600
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$679
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$635
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$645
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$600
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$615
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$630
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$591
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$589
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$584
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$619
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$613
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$569
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$621
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$655
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$577
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$596
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$637
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$591
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$588
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$549
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$576
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$591
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$577
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$558
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$556
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$664
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$533
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$600
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$604
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$506
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$555
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$637
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$561
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$602
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$586