Cali vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cali Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$850
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2137
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$330
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$553
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$132
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$1162
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
47
81
😀 Quality of life
62
74
🏙️ Population
2.47M
13.9M

The cost of living in Cali is 25% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6549th and 7400th ($850 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 83rd in Colombia and China, respectively. Check Colombia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Cali compared to 1.7 months in Tianjin. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 5632nd and 2024th 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
$5.09
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.4
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$346
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$639
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.5
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.49%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$904
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.83
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.27
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.8
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.15
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.54
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.7
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6818
$16559

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$788
74 km or 46 mi Buenaventura
$856
80 km or 50 mi Tulua
$563
111 km or 69 mi Popayan
$631
148 km or 92 mi Neiva
$606
154 km or 96 mi Armenia
$749
160 km or 100 mi Cartago
$769
170 km or 105 mi Salento
$749
178 km or 111 mi Pereira
$862
184 km or 114 mi Ibague
$537
213 km or 132 mi Girardot
$559
214 km or 133 mi Manizales
$737
227 km or 141 mi Florencia
$524
251 km or 156 mi Quibdo
$802
262 km or 163 mi Pasto
$675
285 km or 177 mi Facatativa
$816
285 km or 177 mi Soacha
$958
301 km or 187 mi Bogota
$1106
308 km or 192 mi Tumaco
$694
316 km or 196 mi Ipiales
$672
321 km or 200 mi Envigado
$1041
329 km or 204 mi Medellin
$1162
330 km or 205 mi Villavicencio
$593
330 km or 205 mi Zipaquira
$858
339 km or 210 mi Bello
$1012
386 km or 240 mi Ibarra
$557
421 km or 261 mi Tunja
$680
446 km or 277 mi Esmeraldas
$613
463 km or 288 mi Quito
$864
469 km or 291 mi Duitama
$1045
471 km or 293 mi Sogamoso
$630
500 km or 311 mi Barrancabermeja
$1001
504 km or 313 mi Yopal
$740
506 km or 314 mi Santo Domingo
$592
518 km or 322 mi Turbo
$797
554 km or 344 mi Floridablanca
$795
556 km or 346 mi Bucaramanga
$816
571 km or 354 mi Ambato
$516
595 km or 369 mi Quevedo
$653
596 km or 370 mi Monteria
$733

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$672
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$740
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$645
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$800
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$623
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$720
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1108
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$764
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$666
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$576
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$574
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$697
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$645
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$480
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$599
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$541
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$525
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$511
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$556
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$480
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$759
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$722
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$668
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$541
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$522
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$541
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$541
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$646
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$549
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$579
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$582
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$576
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$546