Madrid vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1726
$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3985
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$986
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$1693
$615
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$168
$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2362
$1041
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
98
90
😀 Quality of life
90
73
🏙️ Population
3.28M
13.9M

The cost of living in Madrid is 151% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 2577th and 6886th ($1726 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 104th in Spain and China, respectively. Check Spain vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Madrid compared to 1.5 months in Tianjin. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Tianjin ranked 8th in China, while ranked 121st and 1662nd 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
$14.1
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.9
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1118
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2068
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1386
$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.8
$43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.58%
5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$7346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2665
$2792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.5
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.16
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$9.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.86
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.12
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.3
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.2
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.6
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9474
$16123

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Cities near Madrid

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1721
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1368
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1377
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1572
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1492
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1219
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1298
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1156
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1138
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1282
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1303
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1139
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1187
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1203
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1207
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$973
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$932
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1127
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1140
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1109
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$983
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1137
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1241
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1142
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$902
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1260
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1206
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1283
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1327
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1096
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1382
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$987
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$963
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1056
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1210
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$807
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1214
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1176
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1437

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$667
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$733
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$650
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$607
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$772
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$633
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$677
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$583
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1065
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$713
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$633
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$587
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$594
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$678
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$637
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$466
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$572
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$643
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$539
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$592
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$621
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$549
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$650
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$506
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$700
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$555
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$569
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$545
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$598
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$525
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$633
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$570
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$587
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$538
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$525
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$600