Shanghai vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1136
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3654
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$602
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1905
$1012
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
90
😀 Quality of life
79
71
🏙️ Population
24.9M
13.9M

The cost of living in Shanghai is 60% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4780th and 6862nd ($1136 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 81st in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Shanghai compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Ranked 4th vs 10th best cities to live in China, and 571st vs 2285th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shanghai vs Tianjin

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Shanghai Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.99
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.8
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$897
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2549
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1181
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.3
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.9
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.28%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16156
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8893
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.41
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.51
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.62
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.47
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.7
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.6
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1263
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31401
$16590

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774

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