Medan vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$481
$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1335
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$187
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$394
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$189
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.6
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$262
$680
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
53
78
😀 Quality of life
44
66
🏙️ Population
2.11M
12.6M

The cost of living in Medan is 6% less expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8745th and 8544th ($481 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 499th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 6633rd and 3982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Medan Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.8
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.31
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$265
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.2
$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.24%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1337
$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$614
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.02
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.8
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.21
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.01
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.41
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.73
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.3
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10763
$19343

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$519
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$528
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$538
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$547
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$545
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$575
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$479
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$529
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$552
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$504
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$551
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$509
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$571
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$586
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$505
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$538
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$520
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$787
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$547
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$505
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$591
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$625
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$591
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$573
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$588
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$580
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$578
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$571
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$800
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$726
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1385
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$577
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$736
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$637
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$610
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$632
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$587
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$564
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$591