London vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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London Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3427
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8384
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$2251
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$4328
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$587
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$393
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4627
$1012
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
90
😀 Quality of life
99
71
🏙️ Population
8.8M
13.9M

The cost of living in London is 383% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 37th and 6862nd ($3427 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 81st in the United Kingdom and China, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in London compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 2nd and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Tianjin

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London Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.8
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.7
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$4.87
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.51
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2586
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1894
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5526
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3635
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$275
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.35%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17558
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10692
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.73
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$103
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.9
$4.38
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.54
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.11
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.1
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.92
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.94
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.6
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$142
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.2
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$99
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2404
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25830
$16590

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Cities near London

Distance City Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi Westminster
$3054
11 km or 7 mi Wimbledon
$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi Richmond
$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi Croydon
$2624
16 km or 10 mi Greenford
$2353
19 km or 12 mi Ewell
$2322
21 km or 13 mi Coulsdon
$2372
23 km or 14 mi Esher
$2268
24 km or 15 mi Walton-on-Thames
$2248
25 km or 15 mi Watford
$2381
27 km or 17 mi Upminster
$2255
28 km or 17 mi Rickmansworth
$2245
31 km or 19 mi St Albans
$2491
32 km or 20 mi Grays
$2184
32 km or 20 mi Hertford
$2173
32 km or 20 mi Slough
$2202
32 km or 20 mi Brentwood
$2589
35 km or 22 mi Harlow
$2328
35 km or 22 mi Gravesend
$2106
35 km or 22 mi Hemel Hempstead
$2227
37 km or 23 mi Woking
$2363
38 km or 24 mi Harpenden
$2179
40 km or 25 mi Billericay
$2228
41 km or 25 mi Maidenhead
$2630
43 km or 27 mi East Grinstead
$2157
43 km or 27 mi Basildon
$2020
43 km or 27 mi Guildford
$2451
44 km or 27 mi Crawley
$2159
44 km or 27 mi Stevenage
$2040
44 km or 27 mi Bracknell
$2310
44 km or 28 mi Rochester
$1963
44 km or 28 mi Tonbridge
$2033
45 km or 28 mi High Wycombe
$2202
46 km or 28 mi Bishop's Stortford
$2152
46 km or 28 mi Luton
$2053
47 km or 29 mi Chatham
$2033
49 km or 30 mi Chelmsford
$2041
49 km or 30 mi Gillingham
$2028
49 km or 30 mi Godalming
$2477
49 km or 31 mi Farnborough
$2055

Cities near Tianjin

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