Medan vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$481
$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1335
$2052
🏠 One person rent
$187
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$394
$636
🍽️ Food expenses
$189
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.6
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$262
$958
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
53
90
😀 Quality of life
44
70
🏙️ Population
2.11M
13.9M

The cost of living in Medan is 30% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 8745th and 6956th ($481 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 64th 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 1.4 months in Tianjin. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 6633rd and 2306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medan Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.8
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.31
$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$0.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$265
$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.2
$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.24%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1337
$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$614
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.02
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.8
$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.21
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.01
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.41
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.73
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.3
$39
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10763
$18215

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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 Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$665
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$716
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$649
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$655
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$756
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$679
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$702
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1016
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$729
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$644
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$592
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$618
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$680
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$635
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$472
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$638
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$642
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$550
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$581
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$638
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$584
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$642
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$815
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$711
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$689
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$564
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$664
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$544
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$590
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$533
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$524
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$577
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$600
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$553
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$481
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$634
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$504
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$616