Medan vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Medan	Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person	$481	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1335	$1715
🏠 One person rent	$187	$523
🏘️ Family rent	$394	$319
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.6	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$262	$854
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	53	21
😀 Quality of life	44	40
🏙️ Population	2.11M	6.71M

The cost of living in Medan is 47% less expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 8745th and 6043rd ($481 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 13th 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 0.9 months in Yancheng. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Yancheng ranked 236th in China, while ranked 6633rd and 6955th 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	$1.97	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.8	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.31	$3.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$1065
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$107	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$389
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$265	$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.4	$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.1	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.24%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1337	$2495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$614	$1901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.02	$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.8	$4.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.55	$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.21	$6.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.26	$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.01	$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.41	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.83	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.77	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.48	$3.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$43.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.3	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10763	$22179

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Medan

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

Cities near Yancheng

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Xinghua	$665
62 km or 39 mi	Dongtai	$665
93 km or 58 mi	Gaoyou	$621
94 km or 58 mi	Huai'an	$668
101 km or 62 mi	Hai'an	$643
104 km or 64 mi	Taizhou	$644
119 km or 74 mi	Rugao	$644
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhou	$620
132 km or 82 mi	Tianchang	$613
132 km or 82 mi	Yangzhong	$603
136 km or 85 mi	Taixing	$636
146 km or 91 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
154 km or 96 mi	Yizheng	$592
155 km or 96 mi	Jingjiang	$643
160 km or 99 mi	Lianyungang	$536
164 km or 102 mi	Danyang	$607
166 km or 103 mi	Jiangyin	$657
172 km or 107 mi	Nantong	$602
173 km or 108 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
177 km or 110 mi	Changzhou	$702
181 km or 113 mi	Suqian	$620
184 km or 114 mi	Jurong	$621
193 km or 120 mi	Haimen	$631
197 km or 122 mi	Nanjing	$746
198 km or 123 mi	Xinyi	$572
202 km or 125 mi	Changshu	$645
204 km or 127 mi	Wuxi	$670
211 km or 131 mi	Mingguang	$587
223 km or 138 mi	Pizhou	$575
226 km or 141 mi	Qidong	$701
227 km or 141 mi	Yixing	$695
228 km or 142 mi	Liyang	$654
234 km or 145 mi	Rizhao	$566
234 km or 146 mi	Taicang	$665
237 km or 147 mi	Suzhou	$868
237 km or 147 mi	Kunshan	$700
248 km or 154 mi	Linyi	$541
250 km or 155 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
264 km or 164 mi	Bengbu	$505
275 km or 171 mi	Pudong	$984