Hangzhou vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$805
$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2398
$2052
🏠 One person rent
$369
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$751
$636
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.8
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1212
$958
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
91
90
😀 Quality of life
72
70
🏙️ Population
11.9M
13.9M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 17% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6419th and 6956th ($805 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 64th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hangzhou compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Ranked 10th vs 11th best cities to live in China, and 1916th vs 2306th 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
$3.66
$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.6
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.86
$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.82
 Cappuccino
$3.9
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$985
$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.5
$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.2
$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8089
$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4179
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.71
$4.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.05
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.99
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.93
$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70.5
$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.51
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.9
$39
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$441
$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31296
$18215

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$349

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$716
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$670
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$573
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$650
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$677
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$642
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$868
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$695
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$587
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$708
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$654
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$670
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$700
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$672
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1097
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$665
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$645
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$984
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$702
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$661
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$657
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$590
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$642
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$616
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$643
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$682
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$607
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$602
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$631
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$691
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$621
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$636
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$603
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$701
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$522
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$666
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$671
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$644
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$746

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$665
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$716
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$649
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$655
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$756
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$679
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$702
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1016
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$729
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$644
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$592
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$618
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$680
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$635
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$472
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$638
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$642
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$550
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$581
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$638
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$584
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$642
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$815
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$711
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$689
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$564
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$664
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$544
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$590
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$533
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$524
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$577
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$600
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$553
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$481
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$634
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$504
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$616