Madrid vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2109
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$1251
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$2104
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2569
$1162
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
98
81
😀 Quality of life
91
74
🏙️ Population
3.51M
13.9M

The cost of living in Madrid is 209% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1723rd and 7400th ($2109 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 83rd in Spain and China, respectively. Check Spain vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Madrid compared to 1.7 months in Tianjin. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 160th and 2024th 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
$17.6
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.1
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.64
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.76
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.27
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1411
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1035
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2589
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1735
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.4
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.1%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9054
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4487
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.5
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.81
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.01
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.43
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.1
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.9
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.3
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$729
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16324
$16559

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Cities near Madrid

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1899
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1721
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1708
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1716
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1603
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1643
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1667
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1678
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1200
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1320
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1360
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1246
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1396
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1397
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1415
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1191
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$896
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1267
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1373
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1242
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1303
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1325
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1421
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1115
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1187
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1424
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1395
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1499
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1436
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1276
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1697
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1265
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1125
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1316
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1291
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1203
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$935
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1390
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1351
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1812

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