Dubai vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Dubai Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1924
$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4530
$2281
🏠 One person rent
$1170
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$2204
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$437
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4381
$956
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
61
91
😀 Quality of life
90
73
🏙️ Population
3.33M
13.9M

The cost of living in Dubai is 145% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1903rd and 6251st ($1924 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 31st in the United Arab Emirates and China, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Dubai compared to 1.2 months in Tianjin. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 130th and 1659th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Tianjin

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Dubai Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.8
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.19
$6.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.7
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1453
$365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$829
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2679
$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1737
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$48.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$74
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$97.6
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
5.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3907
$5751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2398
$3672
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$85.9
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.22
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.2
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.58
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.34
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.28
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.1
$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$74.3
$74.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.63
$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.7
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.8
$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$756
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11590
$9665

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1343
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1129
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1020
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1096
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1362
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1967
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$707
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1260
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$799
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1964
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1150
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1797
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$688
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$968
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$689
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$693
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1277
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1245
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1277
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$688
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$952
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$987
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$947
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$880
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$690
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$691
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$687
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$657
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$907
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$686
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$687
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$785
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$650
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$863
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$837
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$686

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