Bangkok vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$902
$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2711
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$405
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$1106
$615
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$1041
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
89
90
😀 Quality of life
75
73
🏙️ Population
5.68M
13.9M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 31% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 5960th and 6886th ($902 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 104th in Thailand and China, respectively. Check Thailand vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 1.5 months in Tianjin. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Tianjin ranked 8th in China, while ranked 1087th and 1662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Tianjin

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Bangkok Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.64
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.4
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.89%
5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5297
$7346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2469
$2792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.71
$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$9.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.8
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12289
$16123

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$704
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$716
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$714
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$677
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$594
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$617
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$481
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$648
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$665
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$653
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$614
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$619
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$615
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$571
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$614
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$539
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$496
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$587
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$532
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$702
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$566
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$661
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$605
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$500
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$755
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$642
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1233
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$554
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$569
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$802
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$524
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$555
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$815
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$711
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$659
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$710

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$667
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$733
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$650
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$607
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$772
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$633
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$677
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$583
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1065
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$713
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$633
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$587
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$594
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$678
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$637
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$466
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$572
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$643
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$539
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$592
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$621
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$549
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$650
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$506
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$700
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$555
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$569
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$545
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$598
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$525
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$633
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$570
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$587
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$538
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$525
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$600