Paris vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Paris	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2231	$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5578	$2056
🏠 One person rent	$1253	$286
🏘️ Family rent	$2603	$615
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$247	$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3155	$1041
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	99	90
😀 Quality of life	94	73
🏙️ Population	2.15M	13.9M

The cost of living in Paris is 224% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1216th and 6886th ($2231 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 104th in France and China, respectively. Check France vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Paris compared to 1.5 months in Tianjin. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Tianjin ranked 8th in China, while ranked 33rd and 1662nd 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	$18.6	$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.1	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.14	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.51	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1417	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3026	$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.2	$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12958	$7346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9199	$2792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.26	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.8	$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.9	$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.08	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.6	$9.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.34	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.3	$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.86	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.11	$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$838	$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16502	$16123

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1273
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1663
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1582
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2023
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1835
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1445
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2256
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1854
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1605
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1714
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1819
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1647
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1534
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1633
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1743
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1583
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1667
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1625
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1868
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1641
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1592
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1323
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1518
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1345
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1586
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1278
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1465
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1305
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1239
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1151
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1139
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1166
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1393
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1218
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1526
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1129
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1206
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1265
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1381

Cities near Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$667
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$733
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$650
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$607
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$772
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$633
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$677
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$583
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1065
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$713
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$633
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$587
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$594
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$678
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$637
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$466
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$572
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$643
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$539
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$592
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$621
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$549
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$650
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$506
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$700
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$555
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$569
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$667
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$545
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$598
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$525
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$527
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$633
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$570
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$587
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$538
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$486
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$658
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$525
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$600