Sydney vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sydney	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2844	$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6700	$1895
🏠 One person rent	$1749	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$3002	$474
🍽️ Food expenses	$597	$242
🚐 Transport expenses	$337	$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$1075
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	99	81
😀 Quality of life	98	74
🏙️ Population	5.45M	13.9M

The cost of living in Sydney is 329% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 348th and 7496th ($2844 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 93rd in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Sydney compared to 1.6 months in Tianjin. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 2nd and 2445th 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	$15.8	$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.7	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.36	$0.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.82	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2123	$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1437	$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3835	$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2492	$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$35.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$54
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$7.28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.09%	3.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13218	$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7866	$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.77	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$4.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.9	$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.5	$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$14.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.3	$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.9	$33
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2281	$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21946	$19275

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Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864

Cities near Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$656
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$716
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$646
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$630
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$767
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$621
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$697
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$572
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1044
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$734
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$645
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$562
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$564
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$673
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$626
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$468
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$584
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$632
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$528
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$512
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$492
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$558
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$466
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$748
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$709
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$660
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$525
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$574
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$521
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$508
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$524
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$519
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$629
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$540
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$562
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$566
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$493
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$554
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$547