George Town vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	George Town	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3795	$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8459	$1935
🏠 One person rent	$2638	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$4600	$470
🍽️ Food expenses	$890	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.8	$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7880	$1162
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	25	81
😀 Quality of life	80	74
🏙️ Population	47K	13.9M

The cost of living in George Town is 457% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 15th and 7400th ($3795 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 83rd in the Cayman Islands and China, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in George Town compared to 1.7 months in Tianjin. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 717th and 2024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs Tianjin

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	George Town	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30	$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$110	$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.8	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.21	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$6.92	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.42	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2779	$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2290	$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4062	$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$212	$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$114	$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.19%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8738	$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3024	$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.42	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.7	$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.79	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.84	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.74	$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.2	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10	$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.67	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.08	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.5	$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25	$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$138	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1829	$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26968	$16559

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$886
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1232
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1201
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1092
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1158
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1090
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1160
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1322
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1213
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1522
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1165
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1168
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1196
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1163
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1212
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1319
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1619
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1024
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1073
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$964
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2774
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$1102
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1152
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2128
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$874
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1575
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1314
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1482
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1163
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1285
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1352
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1274
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1650
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2957
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$1132
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1149
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1260
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1177
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1294
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1673

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