Singapore City vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Singapore City Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3007
$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6888
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$2075
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$3850
$615
🍽️ Food expenses
$539
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$249
$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4634
$1041
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
89
90
😀 Quality of life
98
73
🏙️ Population
5.87M
13.9M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 337% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 133rd and 6886th ($3007 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 104th in Singapore and China, respectively. Check Singapore vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Singapore City compared to 1.5 months in Tianjin. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Tianjin ranked 8th in China, while ranked 4th and 1662nd 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
$9.57
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.73
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$4.78
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.59
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2587
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1768
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4669
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3392
$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.52%
5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$20493
$7346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12922
$2792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.8
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$3.94
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.17
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.86
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.15
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.44
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$9.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.9
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.2
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.9
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.9
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$96
$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.4
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.6
$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.6
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1175
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26424
$16123

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$623
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$585
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$511
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$610
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$609
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$611
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$602
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$545
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$554
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$558
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$482
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$480
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$539
311 km or 193 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$644
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$582
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$479
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$553
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$512
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$565
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$913
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$550
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$457
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$596
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$638
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$493
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$450
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$455
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$442
592 km or 368 mi Bengkulu
$521
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$578
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$476
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$566
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$544

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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