Medan vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1426
$2181
🏠 One person rent
$204
$384
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.4
$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$315
$571
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
52
38
😀 Quality of life
43
43
🏙️ Population
2.11M
6.98M

The cost of living in Medan is 34% less expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 8536th and 6518th ($519 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 39th 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 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Zhanjiang ranked 152nd in China, while ranked 6659th and 6686th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Zhanjiang

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Medan Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.65
$2.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.08
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$456
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$883
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65
$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$10
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
4.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1907
$5666
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$3311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.09
$18.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$4.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$4.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.18
$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.98
$9.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11482
$20188

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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 Zhanjiang

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$774
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$774
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$671
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$660
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$794
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$895
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$614
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$595
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$725
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$839
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$824
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$819
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$572
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$806
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$623
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$830
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$577
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$491
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$778
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$586
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1590
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$602
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$592
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$641
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$607
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$763
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$780
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$808
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$606
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$678
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$958
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2753
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2427
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$565
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$523
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$783
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$511
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$545
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$538
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$601