Medan vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$461
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1179
$1895
🏠 One person rent
$185
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$1075
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
55
81
😀 Quality of life
48
74
🏙️ Population
2.11M
13.9M

The cost of living in Medan is 30% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 8850th and 7496th ($461 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 93rd 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 1.6 months in Tianjin. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 6907th and 2445th 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
$1.73
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.13
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$308
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.1
$35.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$54
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$7.28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
3.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1205
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$591
$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.11
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.58
$4.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.7
$14.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.37
$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.66
$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.4
$33
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9091
$19275

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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

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$656
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$716
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$646
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$630
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$767
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$621
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$697
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$572
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1044
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$734
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$645
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$562
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$673
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$626
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$468
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$584
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$632
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$528
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$512
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$492
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$558
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$466
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$748
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$709
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$660
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$525
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$521
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$508
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$524
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$519
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$540
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$562
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$566
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$493
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$554
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$547