Medan vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Medan	Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person	$519	$947
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1426	$1798
🏠 One person rent	$204	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$331
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.4	$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$315	$839
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	52	21
😀 Quality of life	43	40
🏙️ Population	2.11M	6.71M

The cost of living in Medan is 45% less expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 8536th and 5996th ($519 vs $947) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 14th 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 0.9 months in Yancheng. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Yancheng ranked 240th in China, while ranked 6659th and 6953rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Yancheng

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	Medan	Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.65	$5.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.3	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.08	$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$1.9
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$5.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$1115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$116	$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$456	$403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$230
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65	$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.7	$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.53%	4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1907	$2559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$661	$1978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.09	$17.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.27	$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$0.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$6.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.21	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.8	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.18	$5.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.62	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.89	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.83	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.4	$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.4	$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.98	$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.5	$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.2	$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11482	$20047

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Cities near Medan

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

Cities near Yancheng

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Xinghua	$699
62 km or 39 mi	Dongtai	$698
93 km or 58 mi	Gaoyou	$648
94 km or 58 mi	Huai'an	$705
101 km or 62 mi	Hai'an	$676
104 km or 64 mi	Taizhou	$673
119 km or 74 mi	Rugao	$674
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhou	$650
132 km or 82 mi	Tianchang	$645
132 km or 82 mi	Yangzhong	$629
136 km or 85 mi	Taixing	$665
146 km or 91 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
154 km or 96 mi	Yizheng	$617
155 km or 96 mi	Jingjiang	$674
160 km or 99 mi	Lianyungang	$588
164 km or 102 mi	Danyang	$630
166 km or 103 mi	Jiangyin	$685
172 km or 107 mi	Nantong	$620
173 km or 108 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
177 km or 110 mi	Changzhou	$729
181 km or 113 mi	Suqian	$656
184 km or 114 mi	Jurong	$651
193 km or 120 mi	Haimen	$661
197 km or 122 mi	Nanjing	$774
198 km or 123 mi	Xinyi	$608
202 km or 125 mi	Changshu	$718
204 km or 127 mi	Wuxi	$686
211 km or 131 mi	Mingguang	$623
223 km or 138 mi	Pizhou	$612
226 km or 141 mi	Qidong	$738
227 km or 141 mi	Yixing	$702
228 km or 142 mi	Liyang	$690
234 km or 145 mi	Rizhao	$610
234 km or 146 mi	Taicang	$706
237 km or 147 mi	Suzhou	$1020
237 km or 147 mi	Kunshan	$749
248 km or 154 mi	Linyi	$585
250 km or 155 mi	Ma'anshan	$748
264 km or 164 mi	Bengbu	$524
275 km or 171 mi	Pudong	$1028