Medan vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1426
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$204
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.4
$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$315
$690
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
52
17
😀 Quality of life
43
37
🏙️ Population
2.11M
9.03M

The cost of living in Medan is 13% less expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 8536th and 7790th ($519 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 315th 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 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Zhoukou ranked 337th in China, while ranked 6659th and 7211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medan Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.65
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.08
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65
$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1907
$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.09
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$2.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.18
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.98
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11482
$15431

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$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
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$598
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$612
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$619
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$610
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$659
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$568
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$587
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$559
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$571
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$611
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$775
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$623
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$673
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$522
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$541
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$633
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$542
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$819
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$555
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1433
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$535
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$588
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$613
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$586
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$655
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$521
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$639
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$565
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$502
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$517
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$525
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$511
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$647
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$648
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$826
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$650
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$528