Medan vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Medan Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$481
$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1335
$2113
🏠 One person rent
$187
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$394
$725
🍽️ Food expenses
$189
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.6
$75.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$262
$549
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
53
37
😀 Quality of life
44
43
🏙️ Population
2.11M
6.98M

The cost of living in Medan is 37% less expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 8745th and 6602nd ($481 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 34th 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 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Zhanjiang ranked 161st in China, while ranked 6633rd and 6725th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Medan vs Zhanjiang infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Medan vs Zhanjiang

Prices for goods and services in Medan and Zhanjiang are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Medan Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.8
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.31
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$265
$612
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.2
$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$9.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.24%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1337
$5384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$614
$3087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.02
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.8
$4.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.21
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.01
$5.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.41
$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.73
$9.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.3
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10763
$18959

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Medan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$470
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$474
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$486
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$461
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$503
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$435
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$631
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$695
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$582
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$620
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$619
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$628
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$605
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$571
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$670
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$719
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$560
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$645
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$490
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$714
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$701
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$810
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$585
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$532
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$536
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$604
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$543
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$570
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$398
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$669
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$772
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$542
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$682
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$940
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$485
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$792
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$782
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$703
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$529
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$501

Cities near Zhanjiang

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$756
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$761
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$650
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$642
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$771
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$877
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$592
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$573
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$702
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$823
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$812
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$803
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$549
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$793
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$598
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$804
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$569
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$461
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$763
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$564
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1588
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$611
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$582
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$653
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$579
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$774
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$758
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$794
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$591
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$656
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$916
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2737
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2432
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$554
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$513
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$755
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$496
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$513
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$522
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$575