Bangkok vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$994
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2947
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$425
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$1110
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$301
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$723
$1012
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
89
90
😀 Quality of life
74
71
🏙️ Population
5.68M
13.9M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 40% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 5738th and 6862nd ($994 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 81st 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 1.4 months in Tianjin. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 1355th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangkok Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.03
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.1
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.22%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5850
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2650
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.22
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.5
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.39
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.56
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.39
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.8
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.4
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$662
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13758
$16590

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$759
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$787
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$786
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$739
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$613
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$664
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$564
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$769
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$800
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$773
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$676
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$703
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$674
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$570
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$697
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$533
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$559
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$630
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$608
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$806
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$564
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$763
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$612
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$555
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$754
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$745
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1168
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$635
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$582
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$819
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$529
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$514
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$919
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$711
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$742
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$783

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618