Medan vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Medan	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$466	$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1207	$1842
🏠 One person rent	$186	$274
🏘️ Family rent	$296	$483
🍽️ Food expenses	$170	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.1	$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$223	$940
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	55	89
😀 Quality of life	62	74
🏙️ Population	2.11M	13.9M

The cost of living in Medan is 28% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 8825th and 7452nd ($466 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 98th 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 1.5 months in Tianjin. Medan ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 5663rd and 2435th 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	$1.81	$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.5	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.14	$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$172	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$86.9	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$156	$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.9	$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.4	$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.9	$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.2%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1333	$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$604	$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.61	$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.24	$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.12	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.66	$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.98	$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.35	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.81	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.76	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.44	$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$57
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.72	$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10637	$18657

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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 Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$641
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$707
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$619
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$750
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$638
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$688
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$565
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1029
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$558
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$564
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$660
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$614
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$456
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$580
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$616
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$533
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$505
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$574
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$454
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$741
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$694
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$654
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$523
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$527
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$499
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$535
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$527
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$615
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$544
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$550
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$562
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$548
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$573