Medan vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$500
$749
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1369
$1883
🏠 One person rent
$200
$372
🏘️ Family rent
$417
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.9
$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$269
$1122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
52
49
😀 Quality of life
45
54
🏙️ Population
2.11M
7.1M

The cost of living in Medan is 33% less expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 8502nd and 6575th ($500 vs $749) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 49th 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 1.5 months in Yantai. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Yantai ranked 40th in China, while ranked 6617th and 6005th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Yantai

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Medan Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.34
$4.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.4
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.03
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.77
☕ Cappuccino
$1.79
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$449
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.9
$10.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.04%
4.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1660
$3967
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$636
$7428
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$8.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.93
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.78
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.51
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.27
$4.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$25.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.87
$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$93.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$68.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.3
$433
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11223
$23682

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$483
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$472
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$565
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$638
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$596
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$566
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$578
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$550
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$544
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$587
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$553
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$650
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$496
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$582
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$453
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$644
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$539
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$480
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$487
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$545
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$554
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$520
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$403
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$602
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$697
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$558
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$611
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$870
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$455
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$653
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$739
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$609
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$482
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465

Cities near Yantai

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Qixia
$679
59 km or 37 mi Rushan
$669
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$649
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$653
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$708
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$630
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$625
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$633
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$665
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$594
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$600
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$653
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$601
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$623
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$591
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$530
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$507
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$548
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$581
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$542
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$555
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$589
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$544
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$575
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$506
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$525
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$562
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$538
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$637
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$531
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$572
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$585
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$667
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$572
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$585
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$607
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$608
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$643
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$677