Shenzhen vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$878
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2307
$1842
🏠 One person rent
$456
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$808
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.4
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$969
$940
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
96
89
😀 Quality of life
78
74
🏙️ Population
17.5M
13.9M

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 36% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6334th and 7452nd ($878 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 98th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Shenzhen compared to 1.5 months in Tianjin. Ranked 3rd vs 9th best cities to live in China, and 1094th vs 2435th 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
$3.52
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.1
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$619
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1122
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$637
$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.2
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.5
$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.84%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12494
$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5776
$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.58
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.92
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.51
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.65
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.9
$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.5
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.2
$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$444
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22402
$18657

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$641
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$707
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$634
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$619
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$750
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$638
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$688
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$565
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1029
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$724
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$634
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$558
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$660
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$614
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$456
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$580
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$616
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$533
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$505
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$480
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$574
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$454
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$741
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$654
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$523
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$527
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$499
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$535
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$615
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$544
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$550
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$562
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$548
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$573