Bangkok vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1027
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2622
$1895
🏠 One person rent
$465
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$806
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$298
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$594
$1075
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
89
81
😀 Quality of life
73
74
🏙️ Population
5.68M
13.9M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 55% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 5467th and 7496th ($1027 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 93rd in Thailand and China, respectively. Check Thailand vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 1.6 months in Tianjin. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 2647th and 2445th 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
$3.24
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.48
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1114
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$581
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$35.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.5
$54
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$7.28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
3.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6568
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3204
$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.5
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$4.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.73
$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.63
$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.9
$14.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.29
$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.72
$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$33
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$554
$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15512
$19275

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$789
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$833
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$829
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$788
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$656
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$710
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$658
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$838
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$874
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$846
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$784
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$768
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$730
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$562
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$763
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$575
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$585
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$679
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$621
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$845
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$571
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$805
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$593
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$581
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$764
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$782
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1056
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$612
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$587
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$882
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$530
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$501
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$629
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$760
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$780
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$592

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