Dubai vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2309
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5128
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$1523
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$2687
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3493
$1012
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
64
90
😀 Quality of life
86
71
🏙️ Population
3.33M
13.9M

The cost of living in Dubai is 225% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1098th and 6862nd ($2309 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 81st 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 1.5 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 10th in China, while ranked 306th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.2
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$6.12
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3310
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6006
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3452
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.8
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$779
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12682
$16590

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1503
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2084
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1232
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1050
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$561
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$520
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$515
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$639
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$489
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618