Singapore City vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Singapore City Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3300
$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7804
$2281
🏠 One person rent
$2352
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$4717
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$523
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$246
$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4987
$956
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
87
91
😀 Quality of life
96
73
🏙️ Population
5.87M
13.9M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 320% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 9th and 6251st ($3300 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st 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 1.2 months in Tianjin. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 10th and 1659th 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
$7.56
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.58
$6.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.57
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$4.64
$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.55
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2865
$365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2065
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$6466
$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4059
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92
$48.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$74
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.4
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.99%
5.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10702
$5751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10227
$3672
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.8
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.15
$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.32
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.55
$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.87
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.6
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.9
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$13.9
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.57
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$6.98
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$111
$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.3
$74.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$41.7
$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.5
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1145
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25023
$9665

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$2511
18 km or 11 mi Johor Bahru
$607
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$605
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$474
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$638
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$633
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$606
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$589
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$559
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$491
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$506
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$572
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$522
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$533
311 km or 193 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$675
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$667
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$675
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$494
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$624
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$603
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$599
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$493
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$925
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$573
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$487
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$492
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$487
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$1007
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$488
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$487
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$320
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$486
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$511
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$488
592 km or 368 mi Bengkulu
$501
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$600
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$483
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$654
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$580

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$706
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$711
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$663
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$665
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$756
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$762
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$671
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1254
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$658
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$664
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$672
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$666
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$671
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$663
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$520
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$669
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$670
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$656
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$665
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$752
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$680
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$796
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$675
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$693
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$671
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$667
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$751
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$663
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$655
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$660
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$668
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$660
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$660
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$661
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$672
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$547
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$751
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$548
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$615