Medan vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$453
$723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1141
$1788
🏠 One person rent
$189
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$310
$505
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.3
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$216
$1118
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
55
42
😀 Quality of life
47
55
🏙️ Population
2.11M
7.1M

The cost of living in Medan is 37% less expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 8852nd and 7142nd ($453 vs $723) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 50th 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 15th best city to live in Indonesia vs Yantai ranked 66th in China, while ranked 6943rd and 6342nd 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
$1.64
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.06
$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$208
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$375
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$435
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$46.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$9.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.17%
3.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$3213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$558
$6406
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.85
$9.99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.7
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.32
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$4.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$8.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.79
$4.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.9
$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.24
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.48
$3.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.2
$68.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.2
$85.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$361
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7769
$16486

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$449
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$439
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$678
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$555
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$762
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$720
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$677
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$527
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$743
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$747
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$616
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$741
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$545
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$798
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$654
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$610
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$592
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$617
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$488
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$588
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$707
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$806
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$466
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$759
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1010
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$531
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$784
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$836
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$737
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$576
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550

Cities near Yantai

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Qixia
$639
59 km or 37 mi Rushan
$611
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$606
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$605
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$494
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$601
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$608
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$587
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$557
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$568
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$553
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$649
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$737
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$460
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$523
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$522
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$453
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$536
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$549
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$596
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$668
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$619
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$582
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$550
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$759
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$576
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$572
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$582
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$645
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$539
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$578
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$578
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$672
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$599
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$593
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$645
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$571
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$648
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$720