Cologne vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$1895
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$1075
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
92
81
😀 Quality of life
96
74
🏙️ Population
1.09M
13.9M

The cost of living in Cologne is 200% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 2067th and 7496th ($1990 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 93rd 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 1.6 months in Tianjin. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 15th and 2445th 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
$16.4
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$35.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$54
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$7.28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
3.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$4.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$14.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$33
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$19275

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$656
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$716
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$646
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$630
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$767
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$621
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$697
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$572
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1044
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$734
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$645
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$562
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$673
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$626
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$468
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$584
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$632
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$528
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$512
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$492
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$558
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$466
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$748
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$709
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$660
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$525
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$521
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$508
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$524
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$519
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$540
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$562
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$566
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$493
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$554
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$547