Cologne vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4759
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$1049
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$1816
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$208
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3341
$1162
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
92
81
😀 Quality of life
95
74
🏙️ Population
1.09M
13.9M

The cost of living in Cologne is 185% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 2200th and 7400th ($1941 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 83rd in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 1.7 months in Tianjin. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 21st and 2024th 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
$16.2
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1941
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5385
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.3
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.4
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1042
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23900
$16559

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1732
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1693
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1713
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1689
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1716
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1721
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1696
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1674
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1764
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1686
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1667
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1657
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1948
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1658
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1631
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1662
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1653
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1668
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1652
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1617
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1653
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1597
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1685
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1629
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1650
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1913

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