Guangzhou vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$333
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$615
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$1041
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
97
90
😀 Quality of life
75
73
🏙️ Population
18.7M
13.9M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 8% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6607th and 6886th ($742 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 104th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.5 months in Tianjin. Ranked 6th vs 8th best cities to live in China, and 955th vs 1662nd 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
$4.17
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$7346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$2792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$9.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$16123

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$667
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$733
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$650
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$607
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$772
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$633
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$677
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$583
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1065
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$713
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$633
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$587
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$594
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$678
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$637
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$466
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$572
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$643
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$539
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$592
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$621
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$549
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$650
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$506
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$700
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$555
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$569
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$545
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$598
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$525
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$633
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$570
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$587
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$538
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$525
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$600