Cologne vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1968
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4619
$1842
🏠 One person rent
$1091
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$1830
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$536
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3266
$940
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
91
89
😀 Quality of life
96
74
🏙️ Population
1.09M
13.9M

The cost of living in Cologne is 205% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 2104th and 7452nd ($1968 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 98th 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 1.5 months in Tianjin. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 23rd and 2435th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.38
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1997
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1478
$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6855
$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5848
$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.93
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.6
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.3
$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.45
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19386
$18657

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1759
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2037
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1745
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1744
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1741
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1740
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1726
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1750
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1699
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1740
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1711
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1727
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1736
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1708
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1695
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1770
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1694
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1678
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1716
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1642
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1747
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1957
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1674
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1691
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1654
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1630
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1645
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1650
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1666
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1659
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1608
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1611
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1650
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1613
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1662
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1979

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$641
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$707
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$634
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$619
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$750
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$638
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$688
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$565
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1029
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$724
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$634
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$558
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$660
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$614
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$456
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$580
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$616
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$533
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$505
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$480
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$574
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$454
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$741
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$654
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$523
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$527
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$499
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$535
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$615
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$544
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$550
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$562
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$548
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$573