Philadelphia vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philadelphia Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2597
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5854
$1895
🏠 One person rent
$1514
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$2239
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$740
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4328
$1075
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
81
😀 Quality of life
92
74
🏙️ Population
1.6M
13.9M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 292% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 742nd and 7496th ($2597 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 648th and 93rd 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 1.7 months in Philadelphia compared to 1.6 months in Tianjin. Philadelphia ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 87th and 2445th 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
$23.2
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.8
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$5.15
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1612
$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1201
$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2399
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1810
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$35.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$238
$54
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.7
$7.28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
3.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3762
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1992
$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.6
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$4.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.2
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.6
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.81
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.99
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.3
$14.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.8
$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.1
$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$49
$33
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2195
$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17603
$19275

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2612
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2604
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2699
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2636
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2412
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2632
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2572
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2626
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2493
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2549
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2609
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2600
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2612
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2350
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2639
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2639
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2793
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2445
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2392
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2541
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2520
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2315
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2668
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2603
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2207
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2648
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$3077
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2609
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2740
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2802
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2835
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2714
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2753
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2835
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2301
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2323
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2933
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2171
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2684
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2801

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$656
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$716
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$646
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$630
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$767
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$621
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$697
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$572
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1044
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$734
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$645
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$562
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$673
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$626
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$468
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$584
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$632
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$528
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$512
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$492
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$558
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$466
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$748
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$709
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$660
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$525
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$521
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$508
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$524
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$519
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$540
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$562
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$566
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$493
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$554
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$547