Canberra vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Canberra	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2393	$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5235	$2138
🏠 One person rent	$1495	$300
🏘️ Family rent	$2245	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$618	$250
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3763	$1012
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	30	90
😀 Quality of life	83	71
🏙️ Population	381K	13.9M

The cost of living in Canberra is 237% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 929th and 6862nd ($2393 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 81st in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Canberra compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 393rd and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Tianjin

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	Canberra	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.9	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.85	$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.11	$0.85
☕ Cappuccino	$3.72	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.92	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1584	$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2518	$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1831	$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7663	$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5992	$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.32	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$107	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.7	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.68	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.9	$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.6	$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$87	$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1893	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15472	$16590

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1748
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1532
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1674
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1500
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1732
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2472
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1997
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2801
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2286
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1746
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1815
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1717
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1833
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1829
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1805
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1800
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1876
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1758
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1397
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2397
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1822
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1799
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1795
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1757
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1892
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1357
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1289
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1816
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1900
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1798
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2265
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1635

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