Cologne vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$1012
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
92
90
😀 Quality of life
97
71
🏙️ Population
1.08M
13.9M

The cost of living in Cologne is 161% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 2308th and 6862nd ($1851 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 81st in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 16th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Tianjin

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Cologne Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$16590

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

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