Philadelphia vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philadelphia Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2597
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5854
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$1508
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$2200
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$733
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$194
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4443
$1162
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
81
😀 Quality of life
91
74
🏙️ Population
1.6M
13.9M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 281% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 741st and 7400th ($2597 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 652nd and 83rd 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 1.7 months in Tianjin. Philadelphia ranked 22nd best city to live in the United States vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 118th and 2024th 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
$22
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.2
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$5.23
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.03
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1607
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1212
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2381
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1784
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$225
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4124
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.88
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.7
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.2
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.41
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.31
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.72
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.98
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.04
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.9
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.7
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$29
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2213
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20275
$16559

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2624
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2614
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2620
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2395
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2626
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2543
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2622
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2498
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2543
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2581
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2567
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2579
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2359
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2623
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2636
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2849
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2458
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2314
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2623
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2525
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2331
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2685
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2635
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2222
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2662
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$3031
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2636
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2740
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2820
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2825
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2754
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2795
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2842
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2313
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2333
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2897
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2221
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2656
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2737

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$672
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$740
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$645
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$800
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$623
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$720
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1108
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$764
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$666
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$576
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$574
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$697
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$645
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$480
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$599
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$541
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$525
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$511
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$556
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$480
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$759
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$722
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$668
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$541
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$522
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$541
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$541
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$646
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$549
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$579
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$582
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$576
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$546