Manchester vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1998
$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4556
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$1870
$615
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2742
$1041
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
91
90
😀 Quality of life
91
73
🏙️ Population
548K
13.9M

The cost of living in Manchester is 190% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1798th and 6886th ($1998 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 104th 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 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 1.5 months in Tianjin. Manchester ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tianjin ranked 8th in China, while ranked 110th and 1662nd 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
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.35
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.31
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1274
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$892
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1386
$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$303
$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5073
$7346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$2792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.1
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$9.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.12
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.9
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.3
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.4
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.2
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1559
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13845
$16123

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1526
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1607
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1703
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1644
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1358
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1733
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1613
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1455
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1574
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1487
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1467
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1623
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1564
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1640
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1628
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1656
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1713
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1715
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1867
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1629

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