Medan vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$453
$657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1141
$1722
🏠 One person rent
$189
$255
🏘️ Family rent
$310
$445
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.3
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$216
$1177
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
55
97
😀 Quality of life
47
74
🏙️ Population
2.11M
12.3M

The cost of living in Medan is 31% less expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 8852nd and 7573rd ($453 vs $657) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 121st 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 1.8 months in Wuhan. Medan ranked 15th best city to live in Indonesia vs Wuhan ranked 7th in China, while ranked 6943rd and 1885th 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
$1.64
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.06
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$31.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$49
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.17%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$2935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$558
$1523
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.85
$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.7
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.32
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.79
$3.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.9
$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.24
$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.48
$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.2
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.2
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7769
$8347

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$449
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$439
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$678
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$555
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$762
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$720
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$677
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$527
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$743
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$747
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$616
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$741
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$545
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$798
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$654
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$610
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$592
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$617
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$488
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$588
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$707
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$806
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$466
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$759
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1010
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$531
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$784
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$836
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$737
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$576
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$624
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$643
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$664
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$649
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$600
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$691
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$638
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$658
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$619
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$595
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$610
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$600
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$600
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$585
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$589
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$618
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$593
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$573
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$608
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$615
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$623
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$587
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$565
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$587
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$562
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$556
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$554
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$570
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$650
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$535
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$612
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$575
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$542
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$551
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$599
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$556
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$578
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$589