Philadelphia vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philadelphia Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2541
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6190
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$1502
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$2715
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$694
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4036
$1012
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
99
90
😀 Quality of life
91
71
🏙️ Population
1.6M
13.9M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 258% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 710th and 6862nd ($2541 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 637th and 81st 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 27th best city to live in the United States vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 130th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Philadelphia Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.3
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.99
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$4.84
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1598
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1201
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3091
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2242
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$239
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.5
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.59%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3533
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2340
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.5
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.93
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.05
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.93
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.6
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.11
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$103
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.8
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.1
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1909
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20863
$16590

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2603
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2578
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2691
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2593
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2336
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2585
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2532
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2606
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2305
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2514
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2581
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2577
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2578
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2301
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2607
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2617
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2286
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2254
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2506
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2510
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2550
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2256
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2667
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2735
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2091
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2662
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$2882
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2663
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2753
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2872
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2814
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2785
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2841
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2882
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2398
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2238
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2929
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2254
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2756
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2750

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618