Cali vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cali Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$748
$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1926
$2052
🏠 One person rent
$287
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$513
$636
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$958
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
45
90
😀 Quality of life
50
70
🏙️ Population
2.47M
13.9M

The cost of living in Cali is 9% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6679th and 6956th ($748 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 64th in Colombia and China, respectively. Check Colombia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Cali compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 6204th and 2306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Tianjin

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Cali Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.3
$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.18
$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$0.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$203
$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$536
$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$384
$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.8
$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.6
$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.11%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$992
$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$798
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.74
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.8
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.13
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.1
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.78
$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.7
$39
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.7
$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6351
$18215

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$666
74 km or 46 mi Buenaventura
$742
80 km or 50 mi Tulua
$513
111 km or 69 mi Popayan
$477
148 km or 92 mi Neiva
$557
154 km or 96 mi Armenia
$598
160 km or 100 mi Cartago
$649
170 km or 105 mi Salento
$605
178 km or 111 mi Pereira
$680
184 km or 114 mi Ibague
$529
213 km or 132 mi Girardot
$493
214 km or 133 mi Manizales
$653
227 km or 141 mi Florencia
$410
251 km or 156 mi Quibdo
$705
262 km or 163 mi Pasto
$514
285 km or 177 mi Facatativa
$674
285 km or 177 mi Soacha
$794
301 km or 187 mi Bogota
$887
308 km or 192 mi Tumaco
$571
316 km or 196 mi Ipiales
$531
321 km or 200 mi Envigado
$897
329 km or 204 mi Medellin
$906
330 km or 205 mi Villavicencio
$497
330 km or 205 mi Zipaquira
$709
339 km or 210 mi Bello
$839
386 km or 240 mi Ibarra
$519
421 km or 261 mi Tunja
$563
446 km or 277 mi Esmeraldas
$610
463 km or 288 mi Quito
$884
469 km or 291 mi Duitama
$882
471 km or 293 mi Sogamoso
$534
500 km or 311 mi Barrancabermeja
$1031
504 km or 313 mi Yopal
$722
506 km or 314 mi Santo Domingo
$532
518 km or 322 mi Turbo
$664
554 km or 344 mi Floridablanca
$648
556 km or 346 mi Bucaramanga
$657
571 km or 354 mi Ambato
$573
595 km or 369 mi Quevedo
$651
596 km or 370 mi Monteria
$645

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$665
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$716
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$649
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$655
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$756
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$679
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$702
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1016
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$729
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$644
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$592
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$618
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$680
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$635
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$472
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$638
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$642
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$550
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$581
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$638
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$584
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$642
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$815
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$711
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$689
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$564
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$664
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$544
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$590
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$533
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$524
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$577
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$600
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$553
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$481
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$634
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$504
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$616