Canberra vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Canberra	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2258	$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5105	$1935
🏠 One person rent	$1409	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$2111	$470
🍽️ Food expenses	$584	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4498	$1162
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	30	81
😀 Quality of life	85	74
🏙️ Population	381K	13.9M

The cost of living in Canberra is 231% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1373rd and 7400th ($2258 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 83rd in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Canberra compared to 1.7 months in Tianjin. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 438th and 2024th 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	$15.6	$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.7	$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1459	$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1187	$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2549	$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1714	$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.83%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9940	$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6181	$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.2	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.9	$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.41	$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.85	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2338	$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17844	$16559

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1795
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1701
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1460
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1709
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2481
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2040
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2354
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1825
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1855
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1816
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1995
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$2000
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1936
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1915
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1913
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1834
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1493
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2543
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1933
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1896
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1813
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2179
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1606
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1273
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1905
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1868
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1728
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2364
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1720

Cities near Tianjin

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