Madrid vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2015
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4668
$1842
🏠 One person rent
$1177
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$189
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2580
$940
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
98
89
😀 Quality of life
92
74
🏙️ Population
3.42M
13.9M

The cost of living in Madrid is 212% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1962nd and 7452nd ($2015 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 98th in Spain and China, respectively. Check Spain vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 1.5 months in Tianjin. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 142nd and 2435th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Tianjin

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Madrid Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.3
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.72
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$959
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2482
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.1%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8353
$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4881
$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.1
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.51
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.94
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.6
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70.5
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$678
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12418
$18657

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Cities near Madrid

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1870
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1674
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1656
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1703
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1592
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1581
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1627
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1573
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1194
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1325
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1385
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1217
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1346
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1400
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1367
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1189
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$893
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1225
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1337
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1343
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1464
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1312
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1407
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1118
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1225
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1414
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1369
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1490
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1457
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1272
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1685
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1303
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1133
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1345
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1233
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1320
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$913
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1382
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1344
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1703

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$641
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$707
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$634
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$619
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$750
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$638
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$688
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$565
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1029
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$724
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$634
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$558
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$660
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$614
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$456
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$580
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$616
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$533
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$505
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$480
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$574
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$454
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$741
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$654
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$523
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$527
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$499
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$535
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$615
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$544
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$550
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$562
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$548
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$573