Dortmund vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1401
$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3713
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$648
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$1418
$615
🍽️ Food expenses
$468
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2678
$1041
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
93
90
😀 Quality of life
77
73
🏙️ Population
587K
13.9M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 104% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 3822nd and 6886th ($1401 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 452nd and 104th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dortmund compared to 1.5 months in Tianjin. Dortmund ranked 62nd best city to live in Germany vs Tianjin ranked 8th in China, while ranked 764th and 1662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.7
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.1
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.7
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1387
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.3
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2907
$7346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2292
$2792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.34
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.2
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$9.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.55
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.86
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.7
$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$112
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$309
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13929
$16123

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1372
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1391
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1407
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1286
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1388
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1373
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1389
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1403
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1402
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1445
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1410
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1406
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1416
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1322
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1380
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1389
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1378
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1424
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1351
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1423
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1415
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1464
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1401
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1411
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1375
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1393
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1124
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1387
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1357

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$667
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$733
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$650
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$607
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$772
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$633
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$677
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$583
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1065
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$713
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$633
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$587
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$594
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$678
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$637
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$466
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$572
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$643
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$539
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$592
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$621
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$549
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$650
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$506
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$700
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$555
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$569
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$545
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$598
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$525
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$633
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$570
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$587
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$538
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$525
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$600