Hangzhou vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$843
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2415
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$389
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$786
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1129
$1012
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
91
90
😀 Quality of life
71
71
🏙️ Population
11.9M
13.9M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 19% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6287th and 6862nd ($843 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 81st in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hangzhou compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Ranked 9th vs 10th best cities to live in China, and 2189th vs 2285th 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
$3.79
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.96
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$507
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$994
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.09%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8017
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4326
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.21
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.52
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.72
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$491
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22679
$16590

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49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$742
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$585
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$698
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$708
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$703
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$702
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$731
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$733
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$690
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$749
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$771
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1136
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$706
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$718
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1028
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$729
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$702
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$685
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$612
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$694
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$633
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$674
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$719
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$630
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$620
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$661
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$903
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$651
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$629
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$738
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$748
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$712
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$674
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$774

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618