Guangzhou vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$1895
🏠 One person rent
$354
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$1075
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
96
81
😀 Quality of life
74
74
🏙️ Population
18.7M
13.9M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 18% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6835th and 7496th ($782 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 93rd in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.6 months in Tianjin. Ranked 7th vs 10th best cities to live in China, and 2285th vs 2445th 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
$2.86
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$35.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$54
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$7.28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
3.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$4.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$14.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$33
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$19275

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$656
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$716
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$646
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$630
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$767
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$621
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$697
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$572
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1044
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$734
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$645
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$562
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$673
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$626
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$468
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$584
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$632
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$528
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$512
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$492
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$558
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$466
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$748
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$709
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$660
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$525
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$521
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$508
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$524
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$519
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$540
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$562
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$566
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$493
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$554
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$547