Guangzhou vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1996
$1842
🏠 One person rent
$322
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$792
$940
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
97
89
😀 Quality of life
75
74
🏙️ Population
18.7M
13.9M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 17% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6838th and 7452nd ($758 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 98th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.5 months in Tianjin. Ranked 6th vs 9th best cities to live in China, and 2100th vs 2435th 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
$2.82
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9090
$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3370
$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.4
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.3
$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14783
$18657

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$641
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$707
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$634
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$619
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$750
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$638
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$688
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$565
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1029
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$724
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$634
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$558
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$660
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$614
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$456
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$580
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$616
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$533
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$505
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$480
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$574
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$454
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$741
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$654
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$523
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$527
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$499
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$535
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$615
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$544
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$550
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$562
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$548
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$573