Dubai vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5467
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$1665
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$2923
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$473
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4153
$1162
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
66
81
😀 Quality of life
90
74
🏙️ Population
3.94M
13.9M

The cost of living in Dubai is 262% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 947th and 7400th ($2470 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 83rd 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 1.7 months in Tianjin. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 184th and 2024th 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
$11.9
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$6.41
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2083
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1266
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3820
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2306
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.6
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7283
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4305
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.5
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.4
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.8
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.6
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.7
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$870
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17401
$16559

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1543
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2356
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1173
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1455
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1082
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$797
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2100
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1193
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$2015
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$494
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$497
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$526
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$521
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1340
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1062
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1218
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$514
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$965
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$530
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1059
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$505
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$778
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$485
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$558
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$559
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$700
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$917
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$457
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$459
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$717
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$517
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$469

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$672
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$740
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$645
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$800
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$623
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$720
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1108
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$764
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$666
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$576
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$574
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$697
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$645
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$480
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$599
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$541
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$525
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$511
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$556
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$480
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$759
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$722
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$668
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$541
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$522
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$541
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$541
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$646
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$549
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$579
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$582
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$576
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$546