Medan vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Medan	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$481	$637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1335	$1667
🏠 One person rent	$187	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$394	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.6	$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$262	$745
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	53	19
😀 Quality of life	44	38
🏙️ Population	2.11M	7.01M

The cost of living in Medan is 24% less expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 8745th and 7314th ($481 vs $637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 137th 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 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Zhumadian ranked 304th in China, while ranked 6633rd and 7150th 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	$1.97	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.8	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.31	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$107	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$265	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.4	$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.1	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.24%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1337	$3149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$614	$1823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.02	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.8	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.55	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.21	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.26	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.01	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.41	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.83	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.77	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.48	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$5.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.3	$74.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10763	$8598

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Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$470
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$461
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$695
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$620
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$619
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$628
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$571
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$670
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$560
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$645
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$490
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$532
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$536
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$604
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$543
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$570
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$669
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$682
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$940
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$792
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$782
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$529
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$571
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$591
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$580
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$655
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$586
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$591
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$632
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$547
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$552
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$591
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$619
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$538
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$633
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$538
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$528
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$600
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$529
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$604
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$545
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$519
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$577
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$736
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$630
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$509
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$651
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$582
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$505
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$505
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$600
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$504