New Taipei vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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New Taipei Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1123
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2973
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$482
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$836
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1386
$1162
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
94
81
😀 Quality of life
90
74
🏙️ Population
4.04M
13.9M

The cost of living in New Taipei is 65% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4931st and 7400th ($1123 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 83rd in Taiwan and China, respectively. Check Taiwan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in New Taipei compared to 1.7 months in Tianjin. New Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 183rd and 2024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Taipei vs Tianjin

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New Taipei Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.72
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.16
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$577
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$343
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1046
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$621
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.1
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.82%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12629
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7371
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.16
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.1
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.32
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.6
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.73
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.6
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.4
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$650
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21429
$16559

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1248
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$989
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$979
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$792
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$889
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$921
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$687
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$942
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$874
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$868
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$884
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$904
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$679
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$673
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$844
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$938
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$672
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1039
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$648
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$643
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$971
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$717
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$892
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$774
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$729
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$689
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$687
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$702
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1042
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$640
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$686
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$677
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$705
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$617
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$611
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$696
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$628
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$474
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$684
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$612

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