Sydney vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sydney Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2844
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6812
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$1756
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$3107
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$592
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$335
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4188
$1162
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
99
81
😀 Quality of life
100
74
🏙️ Population
5.45M
13.9M

The cost of living in Sydney is 317% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 370th and 7400th ($2844 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 83rd 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 1.7 months in Tianjin. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 2nd and 2024th 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
$15.4
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.6
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.3
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.97
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.71
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2215
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1420
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3992
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2582
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.1
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.83%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12962
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7403
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$117
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.78
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.08
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$28.3
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.65
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.58
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.34
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.6
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.3
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2275
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25164
$16559

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Cities near Sydney

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2354
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2481
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$2040
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1709
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1695
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1995
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1701
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1795
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1460
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2258
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1855
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1273
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1825
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1816
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2672
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$2000
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2530
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2341
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1936
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1915
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1493
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1720
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1913
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1825
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1810
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1834
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2543
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1933
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1889
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1896
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2323
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1813
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1992
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$2179
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1606
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1863

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