Hong Kong vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2737
$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6793
$2052
🏠 One person rent
$1830
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$3856
$636
🍽️ Food expenses
$524
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$232
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3804
$958
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
90
😀 Quality of life
88
70
🏙️ Population
7.41M
13.9M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 299% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 427th and 6956th ($2737 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 64th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Ranked 1st vs 11th best cities to live in China, and 248th vs 2306th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Tianjin

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Hong Kong Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.82
$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.1
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.49
$0.82
 Cappuccino
$5.3
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.37
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2169
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1533
$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4708
$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3331
$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$225
$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.1
$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.02%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$26276
$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16290
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.3
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.4
$4.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.26
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.2
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$84.1
$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.2
$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.9
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.1
$39
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1052
$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22706
$18215

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$916
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$653
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1588
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$461
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$656
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$601
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$804
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$774
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$936
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$611
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$812
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$764
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$794
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$793
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$823
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$877
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$569
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$818
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$451
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$655
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$803
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$755
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$756
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$761
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$758
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$761
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$724
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$771
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$649
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$664
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$688
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$650
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$702
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$823
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$522
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$598

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