Medan vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Medan	Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person	$466	$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1207	$1672
🏠 One person rent	$186	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$296	$323
🍽️ Food expenses	$170	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.1	$72.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$223	$863
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	55	21
😀 Quality of life	62	46
🏙️ Population	2.11M	6.71M

The cost of living in Medan is 49% less expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 8825th and 6158th ($466 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 12th 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 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Yancheng ranked 242nd in China, while ranked 5663rd and 7008th 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	$1.81	$4.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.5	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.14	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$5.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$172	$1103
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$86.9	$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$156	$227
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.9	$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.4	$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.9	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.2%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1333	$2529
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$604	$1915
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.61	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.24	$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.12	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$1.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$6.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.66	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.98	$4.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.35	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.81	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.76	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$28.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.44	$4.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.72	$3.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$434
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10637	$18627

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Cities near Medan

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 Yancheng

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Xinghua	$663
62 km or 39 mi	Dongtai	$664
93 km or 58 mi	Gaoyou	$617
94 km or 58 mi	Huai'an	$654
101 km or 62 mi	Hai'an	$634
104 km or 64 mi	Taizhou	$651
119 km or 74 mi	Rugao	$630
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhou	$602
132 km or 82 mi	Tianchang	$610
132 km or 82 mi	Yangzhong	$597
136 km or 85 mi	Taixing	$622
146 km or 91 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
154 km or 96 mi	Yizheng	$590
155 km or 96 mi	Jingjiang	$621
160 km or 99 mi	Lianyungang	$537
164 km or 102 mi	Danyang	$597
166 km or 103 mi	Jiangyin	$634
172 km or 107 mi	Nantong	$547
173 km or 108 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
177 km or 110 mi	Changzhou	$601
181 km or 113 mi	Suqian	$602
184 km or 114 mi	Jurong	$618
193 km or 120 mi	Haimen	$612
197 km or 122 mi	Nanjing	$753
198 km or 123 mi	Xinyi	$564
202 km or 125 mi	Changshu	$632
204 km or 127 mi	Wuxi	$679
211 km or 131 mi	Mingguang	$583
223 km or 138 mi	Pizhou	$567
226 km or 141 mi	Qidong	$696
227 km or 141 mi	Yixing	$674
228 km or 142 mi	Liyang	$639
234 km or 145 mi	Rizhao	$558
234 km or 146 mi	Taicang	$673
237 km or 147 mi	Suzhou	$771
237 km or 147 mi	Kunshan	$696
248 km or 154 mi	Linyi	$546
250 km or 155 mi	Ma'anshan	$656
264 km or 164 mi	Bengbu	$509
275 km or 171 mi	Pudong	$1003