Medan vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$461
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1179
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$185
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$65.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$681
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
55
14
😀 Quality of life
48
44
🏙️ Population
2.11M
9.03M

The cost of living in Medan is 23% less expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 8850th and 7960th ($461 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 226th 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 350th in China, while ranked 6907th and 7402nd 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
$1.73
$3.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.13
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$308
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.1
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$49.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$9.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1205
$3158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$591
$1613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.11
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.58
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$3.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$25.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.7
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.37
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.66
$4.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.4
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9091
$16685

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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
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$572
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$543
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$556
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$491
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$596
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$509
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$526
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$518
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$520
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$542
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$602
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$483
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$601
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$511
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$516
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$581
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$516
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$518
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$569
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$523
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$803
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$516
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$489
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$581
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$498
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$578
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$514
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$592
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$506
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$489
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$506
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$507
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$525
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$590
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$531
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$583
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$561
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$594
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$514