Bangkok vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$958
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2465
$1842
🏠 One person rent
$424
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$278
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$707
$940
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
89
89
😀 Quality of life
75
74
🏙️ Population
5.68M
13.9M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 48% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 5912th and 7452nd ($958 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 98th 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 9th in China, while ranked 1890th and 2435th 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
$3.1
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.9
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.12
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.59
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$611
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.6
$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.9
$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.78%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5905
$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2775
$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.23
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.39
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.53
$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.9
$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.03
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.4
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$561
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13469
$18657

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$737
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$774
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$774
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$736
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$635
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$675
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$623
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$779
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$770
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$812
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$787
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$724
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$718
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$680
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$553
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$623
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$708
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$571
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$558
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$650
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$590
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$812
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$567
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$765
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$581
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$578
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$763
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$741
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$558
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1152
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$593
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$622
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$829
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$511
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$504
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$614
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$727
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$727
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$571

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