Hong Kong vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2663
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6085
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$1742
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$3071
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$237
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$923
$1162
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
81
😀 Quality of life
80
74
🏙️ Population
7.41M
13.9M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 290% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 640th and 7400th ($2663 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 83rd in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.7 months in Tianjin. Ranked 1st vs 11th best cities to live in China, and 676th vs 2024th 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
$7.74
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.9
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.29
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.99
$0.89
 Cappuccino
$5.21
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.33
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2008
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1474
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3693
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2621
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.67%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$27719
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17176
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.4
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$4.56
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.09
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.29
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.71
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.6
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.6
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.2
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.4
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.67
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.9
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.1
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.1
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.5
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1128
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22758
$16559

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$995
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$678
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1734
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$548
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$694
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$638
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$873
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$785
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$954
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$627
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$858
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$777
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$801
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$908
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$600
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$793
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$474
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$682
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$828
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$766
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$797
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$802
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$778
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$758
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$739
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$751
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$705
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$702
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$729
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$711
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$714
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$892
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$528
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$620

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