Shanghai vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1147
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3146
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$636
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$1119
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1068
$1162
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
99
81
😀 Quality of life
76
74
🏙️ Population
24.9M
13.9M

The cost of living in Shanghai is 68% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4880th and 7400th ($1147 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 83rd in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Shanghai compared to 1.7 months in Tianjin. Ranked 5th vs 11th best cities to live in China, and 1178th vs 2024th 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
$4.42
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.3
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.19
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.21
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$849
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1495
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$937
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.3
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.2
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.19%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14068
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6729
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.76
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.95
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.37
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.6
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.79
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.8
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.1
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.7
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1268
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27610
$16559

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789

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