Manchester vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2348
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5497
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$1452
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$2508
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3236
$1162
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
90
81
😀 Quality of life
92
74
🏙️ Population
548K
13.9M

The cost of living in Manchester is 244% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1193rd and 7400th ($2348 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 83rd 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 1.7 months in Tianjin. Manchester ranked 12th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 84th and 2024th 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
$20.3
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.4
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.78
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$4.69
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.59
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1619
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1133
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2982
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1988
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$280
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.2
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.17%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4975
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4650
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$107
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.58
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.2
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.01
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.9
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.2
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.3
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1414
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20557
$16559

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1784
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1987
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1880
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2022
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1742
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1832
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1682
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1885
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1890
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1501
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1961
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1894
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1827
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1694
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1733
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1831
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1774
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1847
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1922
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1808
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1853
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1559
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1942
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1948
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2035
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1860
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1854
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1831

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