Singapore City vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	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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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$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

Cities near Tianjin

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