Shenzhen vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$939
$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2825
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$484
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$1181
$615
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.2
$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1524
$1041
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
96
90
😀 Quality of life
80
73
🏙️ Population
17.5M
13.9M

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 36% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 5744th and 6886th ($939 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 104th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Shenzhen compared to 1.5 months in Tianjin. Ranked 3rd vs 8th best cities to live in China, and 460th vs 1662nd 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
$3.46
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.69
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$650
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1719
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$954
$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.6%
5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12768
$7346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7264
$2792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.6
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.56
$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$9.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.97
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.64
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.98
$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.2
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.4
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24305
$16123

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$667
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$733
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$650
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$607
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$772
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$633
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$677
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$583
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1065
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$713
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$633
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$587
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$594
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$678
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$637
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$466
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$572
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$643
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$539
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$592
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$621
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$549
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$650
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$506
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$700
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$555
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$569
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$545
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$598
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$525
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$633
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$570
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$587
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$538
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$525
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$600