Shenzhen vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$995
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2526
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$552
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$975
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.1
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$938
$1162
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
81
😀 Quality of life
76
74
🏙️ Population
17.5M
13.9M

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 46% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 5618th and 7400th ($995 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 83rd in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Shenzhen compared to 1.7 months in Tianjin. Ranked 4th vs 11th best cities to live in China, and 1163rd vs 2024th 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
$3.68
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$701
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1238
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$826
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.8
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.6
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.5
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.45%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13122
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6054
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.2
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.66
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.82
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.24
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.62
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.04
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.8
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.37
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.9
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.8
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.7
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$510
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21140
$16559

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648

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