Guangzhou vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$342
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$1162
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
96
81
😀 Quality of life
77
74
🏙️ Population
18.7M
13.9M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 15% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6854th and 7400th ($785 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 83rd in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.7 months in Tianjin. Ranked 3rd vs 11th best cities to live in China, and 1149th vs 2024th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Tianjin

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Guangzhou Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$16559

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

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