Guangzhou vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$333
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$1012
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
97
90
😀 Quality of life
75
71
🏙️ Population
18.7M
13.9M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 7% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6602nd and 6862nd ($763 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 81st in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Ranked 6th vs 10th best cities to live in China, and 1036th vs 2285th 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
$3.58
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$16590

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618