Hangzhou vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$860
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2401
$1895
🏠 One person rent
$405
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$719
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.5
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$912
$1075
😷 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 30% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6527th and 7496th ($860 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 93rd in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Hangzhou compared to 1.6 months in Tianjin. Ranked 18th vs 10th best cities to live in China, and 3360th vs 2445th 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
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$0.87
 Cappuccino
$4.12
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$522
$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$310
$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$964
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$566
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$35.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$54
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.3
$7.28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
3.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8066
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4023
$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.85
$4.44
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.24
$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.8
$14.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.66
$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.5
$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$33
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.5
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$477
$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29918
$19275

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$680
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$594
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$652
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$667
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$644
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$782
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$684
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$598
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$671
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$652
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$683
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$696
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$665
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1126
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$669
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$644
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1002
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$623
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$661
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$650
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$584
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$628
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$617
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$636
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$697
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$604
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$557
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$620
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$680
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$626
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$636
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$611
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$701
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$525
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$669
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$677
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$646
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$765

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$656
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$716
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$646
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$630
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$767
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$621
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$697
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$572
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1044
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$734
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$645
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$562
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$673
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$626
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$468
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$584
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$632
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$528
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$512
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$492
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$558
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$466
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$748
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$709
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$660
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$525
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$521
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$508
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$524
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$519
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$540
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$562
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$566
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$493
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$554
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$547