Medan vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$453
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1141
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$189
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$310
$335
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.3
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$216
$902
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
55
68
😀 Quality of life
47
70
🏙️ Population
2.11M
12.6M

The cost of living in Medan is 13% less expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8852nd and 8548th ($453 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 485th 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 1.7 months in Zhengzhou. Medan ranked 15th best city to live in Indonesia vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 6943rd and 3567th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Zhengzhou

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Medan Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.64
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.06
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.17%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$558
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.85
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.7
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.32
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.79
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.9
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.24
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.48
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.2
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.2
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7769
$21955

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$520
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$520
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$514
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$504
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$457
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$484
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$492
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$522
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$516
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$513
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$502
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$524
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$491
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$487
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$513
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$529
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$525
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$555
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$538
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$540
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$533
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$533
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$519
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$538
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$610
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$507
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$521
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$589
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$637
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$811
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$583
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$612
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$599
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$556
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$575
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$549
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$537
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$567