Medan vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$461
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1179
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$185
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
55
68
😀 Quality of life
48
68
🏙️ Population
2.11M
12.6M

The cost of living in Medan is 10% less expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8850th and 8643rd ($461 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 498th 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 37th in China, while ranked 6907th and 4641st 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
$1.73
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.13
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$308
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.1
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1205
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$591
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.11
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.58
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.7
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.37
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.66
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.4
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9091
$21713

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$458
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$451
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$438
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$701
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$572
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$792
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$740
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$696
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$663
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$551
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$762
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$790
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$634
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$750
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$564
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$831
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$981
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$664
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$627
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$628
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$678
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$513
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$622
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$736
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$846
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$495
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$788
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1059
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$551
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$808
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$891
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$780
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$588
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556