Shenzhen vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$958
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2895
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$495
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$1237
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.5
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1649
$1012
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
96
90
😀 Quality of life
79
71
🏙️ Population
17.7M
13.9M

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 35% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 5948th and 6862nd ($958 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 81st in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Shenzhen compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Ranked 3rd vs 10th best cities to live in China, and 556th vs 2285th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenzhen vs Tianjin

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Shenzhen Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$713
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1800
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.6
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13100
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6892
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.6
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.62
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.95
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.44
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.07
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.2
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.2
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$605
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24117
$16590

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$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618

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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