Hangzhou vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$831
$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2349
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$391
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$725
$615
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.8
$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1013
$1041
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
91
90
😀 Quality of life
72
73
🏙️ Population
11.9M
13.9M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 21% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6270th and 6886th ($831 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 104th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Hangzhou compared to 1.5 months in Tianjin. Ranked 10th vs 8th best cities to live in China, and 2093rd vs 1662nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hangzhou vs Tianjin

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Hangzhou Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.85
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.3
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.84
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$895
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$596
$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.7
$43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.39%
5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6914
$7346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4027
$2792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.3
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.39
$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.19
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.04
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$9.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.3
$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.14
$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.8
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.54
$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.1
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.7
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26569
$16123

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$755
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$707
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$725
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$720
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$707
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$811
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$677
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$694
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$687
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$771
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$789
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1190
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$731
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$731
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1074
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$713
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$719
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$688
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$690
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$713
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$644
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$675
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$741
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$625
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$651
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$682
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$898
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$645
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$625
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$763
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$524
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$746
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$735
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$682
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$740

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