Philadelphia vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philadelphia Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2597
$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6395
$2052
🏠 One person rent
$1516
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$2783
$636
🍽️ Food expenses
$737
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4131
$958
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
99
90
😀 Quality of life
90
70
🏙️ Population
1.6M
13.9M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 278% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 664th and 6956th ($2597 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 610th and 64th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Philadelphia compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Philadelphia ranked 28th best city to live in the United States vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 138th and 2306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Philadelphia vs Tianjin

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Philadelphia Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$94.2
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.96
$0.82
☕ Cappuccino
$5.09
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.56
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1616
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1200
$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3231
$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2273
$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.2
$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.74%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3404
$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2379
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.3
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.25
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.02
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.63
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.9
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.92
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.89
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.6
$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$102
$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.6
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.3
$39
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.6
$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2066
$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19774
$18215

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2625
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2596
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2683
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2621
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2415
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2610
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2574
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2604
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2477
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2567
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2600
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2591
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2608
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2368
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2600
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2611
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2787
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2493
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2423
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2582
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2541
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2353
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2683
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2676
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2085
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2653
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$2901
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2642
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2739
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2919
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2819
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2723
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2782
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2849
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2303
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2264
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2880
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2320
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2557
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2693

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$665
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$716
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$649
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$655
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$756
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$679
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$702
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1016
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$729
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$644
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$592
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$618
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$680
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$635
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$472
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$638
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$642
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$550
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$581
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$638
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$584
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$642
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$815
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$711
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$689
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$564
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$664
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$544
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$590
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$533
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$524
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$577
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$600
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$553
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$481
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$634
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$504
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$616