Sydney vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sydney Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2741
$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6649
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$1620
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$3006
$615
🍽️ Food expenses
$559
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$408
$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3743
$1041
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
99
90
😀 Quality of life
98
73
🏙️ Population
4.84M
13.9M

The cost of living in Sydney is 298% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 318th and 6886th ($2741 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 104th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Sydney compared to 1.5 months in Tianjin. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Tianjin ranked 8th in China, while ranked 3rd and 1662nd 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
$14.4
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.9
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.69
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$3.3
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.46
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1859
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1319
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3954
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2433
$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$215
$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.7
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.47%
5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17057
$7346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10833
$2792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.27
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.3
$3.94
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$9.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.19
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$28.6
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.26
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.57
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.3
$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.3
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.1
$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.7
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2005
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17934
$16123

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Cities near Sydney

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$1998
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2348
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1903
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1691
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1430
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1461
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1610
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1723
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1463
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2604
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1404
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1354
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1669
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1672
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$1862
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1707
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2152
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2011
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1719
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1716
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1317
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1552
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1693
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1785
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1701
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1702
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2356
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1746
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1707
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1708
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2356
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1658
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1881
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$1688
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1327
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1816

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