Medan vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1426
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$204
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.4
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$315
$714
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
52
78
😀 Quality of life
43
66
🏙️ Population
2.11M
12.6M

The cost of living in Medan is 0.6% less expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8536th and 8506th ($519 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 518th in Indonesia and China, respectively. Check Indonesia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Medan compared to 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 6659th and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medan Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.65
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.08
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$2.47
🥤 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
$190
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1907
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.09
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.18
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.98
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11482
$19861

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$503
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$490
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$461
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$673
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$759
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$669
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$671
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$670
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$613
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$729
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$742
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$594
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$687
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$523
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$732
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$892
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$617
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$571
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$563
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$630
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$585
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$561
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$421
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$699
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$799
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$590
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$752
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$985
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$822
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$807
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$750
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$518
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619