Paris vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Paris	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2517	$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5700	$1842
🏠 One person rent	$1497	$274
🏘️ Family rent	$2629	$483
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$279	$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3732	$940
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	99	89
😀 Quality of life	97	74
🏙️ Population	2.15M	13.9M

The cost of living in Paris is 290% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 843rd and 7452nd ($2517 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 98th in France and China, respectively. Check France vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Paris compared to 1.5 months in Tianjin. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 18th and 2435th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs Tianjin

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	Paris	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.44	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.07	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1610	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1211	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2936	$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13420	$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9330	$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.89	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.52	$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.92	$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.46	$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.56	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.54	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30	$57
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$112	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$792	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15084	$18657

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1942
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1824
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1986
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1896
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1784
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1426
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1604
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1426
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1787
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1417
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1587
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1390
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1321
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1335
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1279
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1300
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1486
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1259
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1613
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1288
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1532
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1488

Cities near Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$641
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$707
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$619
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$750
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$638
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$688
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$565
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1029
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$558
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$564
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$660
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$614
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$456
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$580
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$616
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$533
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$505
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$574
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$454
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$741
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$694
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$654
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$523
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$527
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$499
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$535
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$527
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$615
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$544
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$550
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$562
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$548
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$573