Medan vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$500
$584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1369
$1596
🏠 One person rent
$200
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$417
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.9
$62.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$269
$658
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
52
17
😀 Quality of life
45
41
🏙️ Population
2.11M
9.03M

The cost of living in Medan is 14% less expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 8502nd and 7809th ($500 vs $584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 370th 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 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Zhoukou ranked 332nd in China, while ranked 6617th and 7081st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Zhoukou

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Medan Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.34
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.4
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.03
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.79
$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$449
$458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$31.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.9
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.04%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1660
$4186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$636
$1935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.93
$2.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.78
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.51
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.27
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.87
$4.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.3
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11223
$13369

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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 Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$594
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$608
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$617
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$599
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$651
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$563
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$589
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$554
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$570
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$605
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$743
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$541
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$660
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$506
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$542
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$621
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$543
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$746
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$554
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1400
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$539
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$583
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$604
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$585
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$642
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$525
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$626
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$579
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$583
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$524
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$544
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$498
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$629
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$640
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$801
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$639
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$532