Dubai vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2379
$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5357
$2052
🏠 One person rent
$1601
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$2918
$636
🍽️ Food expenses
$453
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$958
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
65
90
😀 Quality of life
87
70
🏙️ Population
3.33M
13.9M

The cost of living in Dubai is 247% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 989th and 6956th ($2379 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 64th 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 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 288th and 2306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.28
$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.6
$0.82
 Cappuccino
$6.1
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1909
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1243
$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3782
$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2332
$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$91.5
$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6638
$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3507
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.2
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$4.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.22
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.52
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.03
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.63
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.1
$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.2
$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$39
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$903
$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13241
$18215

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Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1494
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2240
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1239
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1844
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$967
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$780
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1779
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1090
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1709
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$547
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$548
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$518
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$514
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1280
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1223
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1243
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$515
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$1068
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$585
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1056
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$589
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$897
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$563
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$507
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$605
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$464
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$901
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$546
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$529
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$829
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$573
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$536

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$665
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$716
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$649
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$655
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$756
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$679
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$702
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1016
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$729
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$644
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$592
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$618
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$680
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$635
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$472
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$638
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$642
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$550
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$581
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$638
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$584
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$642
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$815
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$711
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$689
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$564
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$664
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$544
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$590
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$533
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$524
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$577
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$600
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$553
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$481
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$634
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$504
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$616