Manchester vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2365
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5609
$1895
🏠 One person rent
$1445
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$2498
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3421
$1075
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
90
81
😀 Quality of life
93
74
🏙️ Population
548K
13.9M

The cost of living in Manchester is 257% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1156th and 7496th ($2365 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 93rd 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 1.6 months in Tianjin. Manchester ranked 9th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 78th and 2445th 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
$19.7
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.2
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.56
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$4.95
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1540
$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1148
$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2808
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2033
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$35.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$54
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43
$7.28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.2%
3.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4797
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4525
$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$120
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.8
$4.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.2
$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.89
$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$14.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$33
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1658
$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21096
$19275

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1818
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1827
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2079
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1904
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1870
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1907
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1846
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1928
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1496
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1991
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1925
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1841
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1674
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1754
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1861
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1787
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1882
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1893
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1567
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1940
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2047
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1888
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1895
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1862

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$656
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$716
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$646
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$630
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$767
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$621
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$697
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$572
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1044
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$734
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$645
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$562
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$673
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$626
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$468
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$584
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$632
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$528
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$512
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$492
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$558
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$466
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$748
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$709
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$660
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$525
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$521
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$508
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$524
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$519
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$540
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$562
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$566
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$493
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$554
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$547