Stockholm vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Stockholm Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1991
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4487
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$1094
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$1952
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$542
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$218
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3539
$1012
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
90
😀 Quality of life
96
71
🏙️ Population
985K
13.9M

The cost of living in Stockholm is 180% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1883rd and 6862nd ($1991 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 81st in Sweden and China, respectively. Check Sweden vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Stockholm compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Stockholm ranked 1st best city to live in Sweden vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 17th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Stockholm Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.8
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.49
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$4.41
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.56
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1349
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$863
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2441
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.3
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.44%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10247
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5552
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.13
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$98.5
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.6
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.26
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.92
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.58
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7335
$16590

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi Solna
$1628
5.2 km or 3.3 mi Lidingo
$1730
13 km or 7.9 mi Taby
$1586
16 km or 9.9 mi Sollentuna
$2039
21 km or 13 mi Tumba
$1638
21 km or 13 mi Akersberga
$1637
31 km or 19 mi Sodertalje
$1644
35 km or 22 mi Marsta
$1602
35 km or 22 mi Sigtuna
$1604
63 km or 39 mi Uppsala
$1460
87 km or 54 mi Nykoping
$1460
92 km or 57 mi Eskilstuna
$1274
92 km or 57 mi Vasteras
$1338
105 km or 65 mi Sala
$1164
138 km or 86 mi Norrkoping
$1285
158 km or 98 mi Gavle
$1463
163 km or 101 mi Orebro
$1275
174 km or 108 mi Linkoping
$1347
185 km or 115 mi Ludvika
$1209
190 km or 118 mi Visby
$1363
195 km or 121 mi Borlange
$1510
195 km or 121 mi Falun
$1593
253 km or 157 mi Mariestad
$1373
258 km or 161 mi Karlstad
$1259
262 km or 163 mi Raisio
$1544
264 km or 164 mi Skovde
$1415
265 km or 165 mi Turku
$1591
268 km or 167 mi Kaarina
$1546
271 km or 168 mi Mora
$1417
274 km or 170 mi Vetlanda
$1443
275 km or 171 mi Rauma
$1331
281 km or 175 mi Kuressaare
$1151
284 km or 177 mi Jonkoping
$1407
297 km or 184 mi Ventspils
$923
306 km or 190 mi Salo
$1571
310 km or 193 mi Raseborg
$1525
312 km or 194 mi Arvika
$1267
313 km or 195 mi Kalmar
$1468
315 km or 196 mi Pori
$1325
332 km or 206 mi Vaxjo
$1328

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618