Adelaide vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Adelaide	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2338	$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4797	$1895
🏠 One person rent	$1428	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$2032	$474
🍽️ Food expenses	$589	$242
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3804	$1075
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	50	81
😀 Quality of life	93	74
🏙️ Population	1.39M	13.9M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 253% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1210th and 7496th ($2338 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 93rd in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 1.6 months in Tianjin. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 73rd and 2445th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Tianjin

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	Adelaide	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.2	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.33	$0.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1521	$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1196	$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2231	$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1697	$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$35.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$54
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.2	$7.28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	3.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8511	$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5565	$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.19	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.2	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$4.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.67	$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23	$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.49	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$14.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.6	$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$33
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1013	$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8002	$19275

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2128
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1904
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1487
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1604
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1906
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1928
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2217
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1822
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1815
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2496
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1829
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1894
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1824
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1889
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1860
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1896
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1979
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2223
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1898
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1867
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1477
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1821
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1699
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1753
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1695
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1710
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$2050
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2482
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2308
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2844
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2379
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1997
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1288
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796

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