Shenzhen vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Shenzhen Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1043
$724
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2884
$2124
🏠 One person rent
$550
$309
🏘️ Family rent
$1101
$724
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.1
$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1453
$1007
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
91
😀 Quality of life
81
74
🏙️ Population
17.5M
13.9M

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 44% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 5064th and 6670th ($1043 vs $724) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 85th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Shenzhen compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Ranked 3rd vs 7th best cities to live in China, and 367th vs 1464th 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
$5.22
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$4.23
$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$716
$343
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1562
$1056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.7
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$58
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.4
$10.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.85%
5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16848
$5420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7920
$3458
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.3
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.17
$4.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.37
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$2.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.56
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.32
$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.15
$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.82
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.02
$6.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.5
$71.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$3.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.3
$44
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.3
$75.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$710
$559
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24732
$9175

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$2411
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2720
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$657
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$726
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1601
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$576
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$692
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$760
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$605
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1073
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$797
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$866
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$766
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$798
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$811
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$928
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$819
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$957
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$989
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$847
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$808
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$788
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$773
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$771
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$562
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$495
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$831
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$811
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$664
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$565
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$508
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$753
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$644
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$792
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$865
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$521
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$626

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$683
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$587
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$639
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$615
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$748
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$632
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$685
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$584
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1150
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$706
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$636
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$581
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$584
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$671
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$638
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$494
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$586
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$535
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$541
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$601
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$551
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$542
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$610
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$673
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$573
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$679
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$534
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$536
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$527
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$530
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$633
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$551
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$556
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$544
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$508
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$659
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$523
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$534