Jeddah vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2901
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$583
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$315
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1673
$1162
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
45
81
😀 Quality of life
76
74
🏙️ Population
4.7M
13.9M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 77% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4730th and 7400th ($1210 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 83rd in Saudi Arabia and China, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Jeddah compared to 1.7 months in Tianjin. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 1324th and 2024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Tianjin

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Jeddah Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.59
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.5
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$599
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$732
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.5
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.8
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.32%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1601
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.3
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.18
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.65
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.7
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.2
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8743
$16559

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$1031
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$976
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$791
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$1164
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$890
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$873
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$871
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$919
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$483
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$834
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$484
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$993
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$864
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1124
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$513
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$350
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$475
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$938
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$738
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$947
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$481
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1036
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$379
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$439
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$334
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1628
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$338
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$532
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$476
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$748
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$429
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$872
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$476
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$375
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$753
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$803
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$478

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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