Madrid vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1889
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4256
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$1111
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$1849
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$457
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$1012
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
98
90
😀 Quality of life
90
71
🏙️ Population
3.33M
13.9M

The cost of living in Madrid is 166% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 2194th and 6862nd ($1889 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 81st 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 1.4 months in Tianjin. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 149th and 2285th 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
$15.3
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.7
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.18
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$2.93
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.83
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1256
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$911
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1526
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.1
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6496
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4015
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$4.38
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.16
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.4
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.3
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.1
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$585
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10462
$16590

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Cities near Madrid

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1776
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1567
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1526
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1591
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1592
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1471
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1396
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1444
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1122
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1289
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1333
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1162
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1259
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1287
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1262
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1127
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$974
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1169
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1260
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1220
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1037
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1217
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1317
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1016
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1019
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1314
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1316
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1461
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1330
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1186
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1600
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1337
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1013
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1258
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1165
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1271
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$863
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1284
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1260
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1581

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