Chengdu vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$660
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1808
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$251
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$445
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$87
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$1012
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
94
90
😀 Quality of life
72
71
🏙️ Population
20.9M
13.9M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 7% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 7209th and 6862nd ($660 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st and 81st in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Ranked 7th vs 10th best cities to live in China, and 1933rd vs 2285th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Tianjin

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Chengdu Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$329
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4168
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2205
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.55
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.17
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.1
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$389
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15153
$16590

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$614
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$605
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$587
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$572
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$611
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$603
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$591
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$604
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$624
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$559
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$625
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$550
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$588
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$613
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$574
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$570
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$609
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$682
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$609
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$618
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$560
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$551
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$627
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$642
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$607
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$596
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$575
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$662
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$593
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$600
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$584
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$595
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$620
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$569
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$568
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$612
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$555
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$591

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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