Singapore City vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Singapore City Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3105
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7072
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$2101
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$3780
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$567
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$284
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4276
$1162
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
89
81
😀 Quality of life
97
74
🏙️ Population
5.87M
13.9M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 355% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 165th and 7400th ($3105 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 83rd in Singapore and China, respectively. Check Singapore vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Singapore City compared to 1.7 months in Tianjin. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 8th and 2024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Singapore City vs Tianjin

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Singapore City Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.7
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.78
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.25
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$5.19
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.84
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2576
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4755
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3306
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.46%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$23858
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7397
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.57
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.6
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.36
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.99
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.27
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.65
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.1
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$29.2
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.56
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$10.3
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.76
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.28
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.8
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.1
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.8
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1438
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27027
$16559

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$843
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$501
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$717
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$737
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$759
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$707
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$617
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$488
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$466
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$576
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$610
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$654
311 km or 193 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$798
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$741
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$417
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$743
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$621
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$678
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$794
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$677
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$371
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$555
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$422
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$393
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$531
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$422
592 km or 368 mi Bengkulu
$438
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$720
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$428
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$762
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$637

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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