Medan vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$453
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1141
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$189
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$310
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.3
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$216
$1162
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
55
81
😀 Quality of life
47
74
🏙️ Population
2.11M
13.9M

The cost of living in Medan is 33% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 8852nd and 7400th ($453 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 83rd 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 1.7 months in Tianjin. Medan ranked 15th best city to live in Indonesia vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 6943rd and 2024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Tianjin

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Medan Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.64
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.06
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.17%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$558
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.85
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.7
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.32
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.79
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.9
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.24
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.48
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.2
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.2
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7769
$16559

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$449
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$439
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$678
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$555
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$762
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$720
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$677
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$527
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$743
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$747
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$616
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$741
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$545
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$798
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$654
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$610
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$592
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$617
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$488
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$588
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$707
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$806
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$466
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$759
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1010
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$531
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$784
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$836
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$737
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$576
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$672
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$740
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$645
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$800
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$623
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$720
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1108
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$764
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$666
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$576
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$574
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$697
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$645
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$480
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$599
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$541
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$525
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$511
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$556
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$480
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$759
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$722
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$668
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$541
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$522
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$541
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$541
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$646
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$549
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$579
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$582
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$576
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$546