Medan vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Medan	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$466	$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1207	$1519
🏠 One person rent	$186	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$296	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$170	$213
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.1	$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$223	$675
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	55	19
😀 Quality of life	62	44
🏙️ Population	2.11M	7.01M

The cost of living in Medan is 20% less expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 8825th and 7987th ($466 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 243rd 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 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Medan ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Zhumadian ranked 315th in China, while ranked 5663rd and 7223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Zhumadian

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	Medan	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.81	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.5	$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.14	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$0.78
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$172	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$86.9	$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$156	$276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.9	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.4	$74.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.9	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.2%	3.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1333	$3219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$604	$1646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.61	$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.24	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.12	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$1.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$2.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.66	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.98	$4.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.35	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.81	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.76	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.44	$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.72	$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10637	$7830

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Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$460
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$449
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$552
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$754
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$701
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$657
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$554
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$704
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$592
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$681
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$509
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$584
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$570
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$643
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$519
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$592
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$689
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$771
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$1014
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$773
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$854
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$552
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$526
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$553
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$582
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$583
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$507
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$563
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$581
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$517
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$523
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$552
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$574
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$582
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$522
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$595
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$525
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$518
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$553
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$517
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$579
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$555
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$478
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$513
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$542
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$516
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$598
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$592
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$510
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$629
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$535
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$585
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$570
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$513
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$533
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$561
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$503
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$570
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$506