Medan vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$453
$824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1141
$2217
🏠 One person rent
$189
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$310
$688
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$260
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.3
$90.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$216
$864
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
55
36
😀 Quality of life
47
52
🏙️ Population
2.11M
6.98M

The cost of living in Medan is 45% less expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 8852nd and 6659th ($453 vs $824) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 22nd 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 months in Zhanjiang. Medan ranked 15th best city to live in Indonesia vs Zhanjiang ranked 90th in China, while ranked 6943rd and 6493rd 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
$1.64
$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.06
$5.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$806
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.17%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$4574
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$558
$2549
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.85
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.7
$4.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.32
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.79
$6.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.9
$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.24
$6.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.48
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.2
$38.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.2
$68.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$645
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7769
$18767

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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 Zhanjiang

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$797
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$802
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$711
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$679
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$751
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$908
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$617
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$602
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$714
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$839
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$858
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$828
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$580
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$807
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$620
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$873
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$574
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$548
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$782
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$592
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1734
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$627
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$579
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$678
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$601
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$785
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$778
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$801
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$564
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$694
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$995
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2663
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2396
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$586
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$583
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$766
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$599
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$594
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$528
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$593