Medan vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$466
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1207
$1624
🏠 One person rent
$186
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$296
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.1
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$223
$1016
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
55
98
😀 Quality of life
62
74
🏙️ Population
2.11M
12.3M

The cost of living in Medan is 27% less expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 8825th and 7501st ($466 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 106th 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 1.6 months in Wuhan. Medan ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Wuhan ranked 8th in China, while ranked 5663rd and 2249th 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
$1.81
$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.5
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.14
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$172
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.9
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.4
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.2%
3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1333
$3245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$604
$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.61
$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.24
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.66
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.98
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.81
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.44
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.72
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10637
$7838

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$460
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$472
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$449
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$488
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$423
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$654
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$552
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$563
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$754
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$701
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$657
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$653
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$554
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$704
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$756
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$592
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$681
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$509
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$789
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$731
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$866
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$609
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$584
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$570
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$643
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$519
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$592
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$386
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$689
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$807
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$503
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$771
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1014
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$773
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$854
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$788
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$552
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$534

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$609
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$629
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$646
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$632
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$585
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$671
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$625
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$638
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$599
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$579
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$592
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$590
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$587
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$570
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$574
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$598
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$572
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$582
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$583
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$561
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$595
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$604
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$596
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$575
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$547
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$567
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$552
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$542
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$546
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$548
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$631
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$511
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$592
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$555
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$526
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$532
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$580
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$534
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$578
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$571