Hangzhou vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$899
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2417
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$438
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$752
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.5
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$922
$1162
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
84
81
😀 Quality of life
72
74
🏙️ Population
11.9M
13.9M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 32% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6257th and 7400th ($899 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 83rd in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Hangzhou compared to 1.7 months in Tianjin. Ranked 20th vs 11th best cities to live in China, and 3005th vs 2024th 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
$4.08
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$0.89
 Cappuccino
$4.07
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$549
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$343
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$600
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.6
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.4
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7694
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3840
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$4.56
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.09
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.81
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.4
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$553
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25159
$16559

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$670
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$667
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$696
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$661
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$798
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$663
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$611
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$660
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$657
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$726
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$684
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1147
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$708
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$678
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1030
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$636
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$677
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$658
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$571
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$646
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$628
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$645
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$686
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$623
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$581
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$643
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$671
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$644
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$651
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$627
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$725
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$674
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$687
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$659
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$789

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$672
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$740
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$645
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$800
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$623
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$720
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1108
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$764
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$666
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$576
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$574
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$697
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$645
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$480
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$599
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$541
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$525
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$511
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$556
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$480
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$759
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$722
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$668
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$541
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$522
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$541
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$541
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$646
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$549
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$579
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$582
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$576
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$546