Dubai vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2229
$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5278
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$2877
$615
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3926
$1041
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
64
90
😀 Quality of life
88
73
🏙️ Population
3.33M
13.9M

The cost of living in Dubai is 224% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1218th and 6886th ($2229 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 104th 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 1.8 months in Dubai compared to 1.5 months in Tianjin. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Tianjin ranked 8th in China, while ranked 189th and 1662nd 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
$9.9
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$6.06
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1742
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1101
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3504
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2351
$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.3
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4930
$7346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2984
$2792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.6
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$3.94
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.44
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$9.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.84
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.12
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.49
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.7
$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.5
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.2
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$720
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14799
$16123

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1612
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1841
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1191
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1132
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1164
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$787
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1872
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1126
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1810
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$798
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$890
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$573
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$604
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1375
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1285
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1327
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$544
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$959
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$779
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1005
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$606
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$868
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$604
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$530
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$672
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$457
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$910
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$621
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$561
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$822
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$575
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$541

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