Taichung vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$931
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2751
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$346
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$902
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.9
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1368
$1012
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
84
90
😀 Quality of life
80
71
🏙️ Population
3.03M
13.9M

The cost of living in Taichung is 31% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6052nd and 6862nd ($931 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 81st 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 1.4 months in Tianjin. Taichung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 496th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Taichung Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.77
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.5
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$2.85
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$346
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$770
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.6
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.2
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.97%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6258
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4300
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.2
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.9
$4.38
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.82
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.85
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.1
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.8
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.6
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.1
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13638
$16590

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$841
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$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618