Medan vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$500
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1369
$2145
🏠 One person rent
$200
$373
🏘️ Family rent
$417
$682
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.9
$84.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$269
$552
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
52
38
😀 Quality of life
45
45
🏙️ Population
2.11M
6.98M

The cost of living in Medan is 36% less expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 8502nd and 6458th ($500 vs $777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 40th 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 6617th and 6615th 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
$2.34
$2.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.4
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.03
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.79
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$449
$838
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$554
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$61.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.9
$9.74
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.04%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1660
$7632
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$636
$3297
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$17.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.93
$5.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$3.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.78
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.51
$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.27
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.87
$9.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$47.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.3
$609
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11223
$19859

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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 Zhanjiang

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$857
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$831
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$620
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$638
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$806
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$876
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$592
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$568
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$735
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$830
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$816
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$824
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$547
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$791
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$611
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$812
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$571
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$481
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$552
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$573
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1565
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$575
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$590
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$618
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$596
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$742
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$785
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$781
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$605
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$589
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$939
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2614
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2410
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$557
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$517
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$774
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$504
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$524
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$525
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$573