Stockholm vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Stockholm Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2439
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5447
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$1383
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$2366
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$651
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$230
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3766
$1162
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
81
😀 Quality of life
95
74
🏙️ Population
985K
13.9M

The cost of living in Stockholm is 258% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1008th and 7400th ($2439 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 83rd in Sweden and China, respectively. Check Sweden vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Stockholm compared to 1.7 months in Tianjin. Stockholm ranked 1st best city to live in Sweden vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 19th and 2024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Stockholm vs Tianjin

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Stockholm Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.5
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.4
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.68
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$5.44
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.88
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1658
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1052
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2807
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1877
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$264
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.45%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11775
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6727
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.51
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$110
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.5
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.31
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.7
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.88
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.08
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.15
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.91
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.6
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$33.3
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$116
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$137
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$171
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17265
$16559

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Cities near Stockholm

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi Solna
$2014
5.2 km or 3.3 mi Lidingo
$1211
13 km or 7.9 mi Taby
$1789
16 km or 9.9 mi Sollentuna
$1979
21 km or 13 mi Tumba
$1794
21 km or 13 mi Akersberga
$1672
31 km or 19 mi Sodertalje
$1842
35 km or 22 mi Marsta
$1644
35 km or 22 mi Sigtuna
$1659
63 km or 39 mi Uppsala
$1625
87 km or 54 mi Nykoping
$1583
92 km or 57 mi Eskilstuna
$1463
92 km or 57 mi Vasteras
$1507
105 km or 65 mi Sala
$1363
138 km or 86 mi Norrkoping
$1269
158 km or 98 mi Gavle
$1303
163 km or 101 mi Orebro
$1251
174 km or 108 mi Linkoping
$1543
185 km or 115 mi Ludvika
$1337
190 km or 118 mi Visby
$1498
195 km or 121 mi Borlange
$1298
195 km or 121 mi Falun
$1810
253 km or 157 mi Mariestad
$1479
258 km or 161 mi Karlstad
$1481
262 km or 163 mi Raisio
$1531
264 km or 164 mi Skovde
$1503
265 km or 165 mi Turku
$1560
268 km or 167 mi Kaarina
$1529
271 km or 168 mi Mora
$1625
274 km or 170 mi Vetlanda
$1535
275 km or 171 mi Rauma
$1370
281 km or 175 mi Kuressaare
$1225
284 km or 177 mi Jonkoping
$1490
297 km or 184 mi Ventspils
$932
306 km or 190 mi Salo
$1535
310 km or 193 mi Raseborg
$1597
312 km or 194 mi Arvika
$1423
313 km or 195 mi Kalmar
$1629
315 km or 196 mi Pori
$1416
332 km or 206 mi Vaxjo
$1464

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$672
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$740
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$645
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$800
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$623
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$720
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1108
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$764
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$666
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$576
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$574
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$697
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$645
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$480
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$599
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$541
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$525
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$511
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$556
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$480
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$759
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$722
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$668
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$541
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$522
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$541
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$541
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$646
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$549
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$579
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$582
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$576
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$546