Taichung vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2561
$1895
🏠 One person rent
$348
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$1075
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
85
81
😀 Quality of life
86
74
🏙️ Population
2.87M
13.9M

The cost of living in Taichung is 44% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 5984th and 7496th ($957 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 93rd in Taiwan and China, respectively. Check Taiwan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Taichung compared to 1.6 months in Tianjin. Taichung ranked 7th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 409th and 2445th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Taichung vs Tianjin

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Taichung Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.75
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$252
$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$593
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$464
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$35.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.7
$54
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$7.28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.27%
3.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6960
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7979
$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$4.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.37
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.81
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$14.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.7
$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.8
$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.7
$33
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.1
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$343
$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17495
$19275

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$888
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$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665

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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