Singapore City vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Singapore City	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3201	$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6971	$1842
🏠 One person rent	$2218	$274
🏘️ Family rent	$3750	$483
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$268	$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4609	$940
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	89	89
😀 Quality of life	98	74
🏙️ Population	5.87M	13.9M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 395% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 109th and 7452nd ($3201 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 98th 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 1.5 months in Tianjin. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 7th and 2435th 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	$8.79	$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.79	$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.77	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2659	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1943	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4723	$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.92%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$22654	$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.53	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.6	$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.17	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.32	$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25	$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.32	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$115	$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.2	$57
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.5	$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.7	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1206	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29519	$18657

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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$542
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$771
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$771
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$689
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$643
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$519
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$552
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$584
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$681
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$444
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$704
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$598
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$864
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$657
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$390
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$552
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$411
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$420
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$461
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$701
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$754
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$653

Cities near Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$641
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$707
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$619
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$750
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$638
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$688
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$565
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1029
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$558
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$564
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$660
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$614
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$456
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$580
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$616
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$533
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$505
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$574
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$454
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$741
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$694
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$654
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$523
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$527
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$499
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$535
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$527
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$615
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$544
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$550
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$562
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$548
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$573