Sydney vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Sydney Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2397
$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5724
$2281
🏠 One person rent
$1398
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$2501
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$328
$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4423
$956
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
99
91
😀 Quality of life
99
73
🏙️ Population
4.84M
13.9M

The cost of living in Sydney is 205% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 240th and 6251st ($2397 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Sydney compared to 1.2 months in Tianjin. Sydney ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 2nd and 1659th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sydney vs Tianjin

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Sydney Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.2
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.3
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.75
$6.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.44
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.34
$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.35
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1651
$365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1155
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3209
$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.3
$48.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$74
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.7
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.19%
5.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14615
$5751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8814
$3672
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.42
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$128
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.08
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.26
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$28
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.6
$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.4
$74.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.6
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1731
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16443
$9665

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Cities near Sydney

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2043
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$1873
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1719
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1562
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1544
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1778
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1540
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1607
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1572
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2217
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1502
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1982
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1663
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1445
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1361
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1650
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1381
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2193
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1659
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2109
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$1652
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1659
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1561
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1105
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1621
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1510
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1695
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1598
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1747
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2154
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1660
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1940
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1654
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2280
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1613
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1583
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1661
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$1764
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1696
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1663

Cities near Tianjin

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