Taipei vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taipei Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$537
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$615
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1657
$1041
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
90
😀 Quality of life
87
73
🏙️ Population
2.6M
13.9M

The cost of living in Taipei is 70% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4516th and 6886th ($1169 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 104th in Taiwan and China, respectively. Check Taiwan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Taipei compared to 1.5 months in Tianjin. Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Tianjin ranked 8th in China, while ranked 209th and 1662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Taipei Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.62
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.9
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$3.53
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$565
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1046
$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.7
$43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.87%
5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13301
$7346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6421
$2792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.01
$3.94
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.03
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.92
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.31
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$9.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.99
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.02
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.57
$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.5
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.6
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$736
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19102
$16123

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Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589

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