Cost of Living in Tianjin

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$688
$2056
🛋️ Without rent
$402
$1440
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$286
$615
🍽️ Food
$245
$647
🚐 Transport
$65.9
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1041
😀 Quality of life
73
🏙️ Population
13.9M

The average cost of living in Tianjin is $688, which is in the top 26% of the least expensive cities in the world, ranked 6886th out of 9294 in our global list and 104th out of 544 in China.

The median after-tax salary is $1041, which is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months. Ranked 1662nd (TOP 18%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 8th best city to live in China. With an estimated population of 13.9M, Tianjin is the 7th largest city in China.

✈️ Closest airport 12 km Tianjin Binhai International Airport
😷 Air quality Bad 36.2 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 354 Tianjin University
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Prices in Tianjin

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.94
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16123

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