Delhi vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Delhi Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$468
$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1206
$2281
🏠 One person rent
$187
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$413
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.2
$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$618
$956
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
93
91
😀 Quality of life
63
73
🏙️ Population
26.5M
13.9M

The cost of living in Delhi is 40% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 8582nd and 6251st ($468 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 31st in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Delhi compared to 1.2 months in Tianjin. Delhi ranked 7th best city to live in India vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 4741st and 1659th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Delhi vs Tianjin

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Delhi Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.3
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.04
$6.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$214
$365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.7
$48.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$74
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.72
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.14%
5.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2446
$5751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$3672
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.52
$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.05
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.74
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.32
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.99
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.68
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.94
$74.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.66
$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.2
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.8
$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.1
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1843
$9665

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$438
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$406
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$485
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$385
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$410
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$319
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$393
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$327
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$282
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$332
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$317
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$269
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$304
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$381
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$276
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$410
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$347
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$377
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$283
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$297
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$399
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$304
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$371
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$275
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$376
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$427
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$353
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$345
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$389
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$303
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$387
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$279
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$428
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$430
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$388
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$359
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$322
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$330
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$269
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$355

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$706
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$711
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$663
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$665
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$756
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$762
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$671
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1254
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$658
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$664
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$672
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$666
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$671
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$663
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$520
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$669
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$670
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$656
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$665
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$752
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$680
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$796
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$675
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$693
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$671
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$667
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$751
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$663
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$655
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$660
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$668
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$660
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$660
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$661
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$672
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$547
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$751
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$548
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$615