Melbourne vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2397
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5694
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$1344
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$2215
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$345
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4357
$1012
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
90
😀 Quality of life
100
71
🏙️ Population
5.03M
13.9M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 238% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 923rd and 6862nd ($2397 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 81st in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 1st and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Tianjin

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Melbourne Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.1
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.61
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1361
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2752
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1818
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7512
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5768
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.66
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$126
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.36
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.74
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.8
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.82
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.2
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.1
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.3
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1974
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21306
$16590

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1758
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1757
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1876
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1822
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1795
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1800
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1738
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1805
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1892
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1357
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1397
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1829
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1717
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1697
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1900
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1746
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1798
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2393
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1816
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1748
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2265
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1500
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1674
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1532
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2246
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1732
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1815
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2472
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1997
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2801
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2286
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1833
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2013
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1289
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913

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