Manchester vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5153
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$1275
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$2202
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3299
$1012
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
91
90
😀 Quality of life
92
71
🏙️ Population
548K
13.9M

The cost of living in Manchester is 201% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1500th and 6862nd ($2137 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd 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 1.5 months in Manchester compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Manchester ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 76th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Tianjin

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Manchester Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1425
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$953
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2281
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5337
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3610
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.64
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.87
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1753
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17390
$16590

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1860
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1449
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1889
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1809
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761

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