Taipei vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Taipei | Tianjin | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Taipei is 90% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4661st and 7496th ($1257 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 93rd in Taiwan and China, respectively. Check Taiwan vs China comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Taipei compared to 1.6 months in Tianjin. Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 266th and 2445th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Taipei vs Tianjin
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| Taipei | Tianjin | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Taipei
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 9.6 km or 6 mi |  New Taipei | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Keelung | |
| 39 km or 24 mi | Taoyuan | |
| 39 km or 24 mi | Yilan | |
| 58 km or 36 mi | Zhubei | |
| 63 km or 39 mi | Hsinchu | |
| 89 km or 56 mi | Miaoli | |
| 133 km or 82 mi | Taichung | |
| 149 km or 92 mi | Changhua | |
| 152 km or 95 mi | Nantou | |
| 180 km or 112 mi | Douliu | |
| 206 km or 128 mi | Chiayi | |
| 252 km or 157 mi |  Fuzhou | |
| 257 km or 160 mi | Putian | |
| 258 km or 160 mi | Taitung | |
| 267 km or 166 mi | Tainan | |
| 270 km or 168 mi | Ningde | |
| 276 km or 172 mi |  Ishigaki | |
| 297 km or 185 mi | Quanzhou | |
| 298 km or 185 mi | Kaohsiung | |
| 299 km or 186 mi | Jinjiang | |
| 316 km or 196 mi | Rui'an | |
| 330 km or 205 mi | Kinmen | |
| 340 km or 211 mi | Wenzhou | |
| 354 km or 220 mi | Xiamen | |
| 371 km or 230 mi | Wenling | |
| 379 km or 235 mi | Miyakojima | |
| 380 km or 236 mi | Nanping | |
| 395 km or 246 mi | Zhangzhou | |
| 411 km or 255 mi | Lishui | |
| 414 km or 257 mi | Sanming | |
| 425 km or 264 mi | Linhai | |
| 454 km or 282 mi | Longyan | |
| 461 km or 286 mi | Wuyishan | |
| 488 km or 303 mi | Jinhua | |
| 495 km or 308 mi | Yiwu | |
| 508 km or 316 mi | Quzhou | |
| 518 km or 322 mi | Shangrao | |
| 520 km or 323 mi | Chaozhou | |
| 525 km or 326 mi | Shantou |
Cities near Tianjin
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 46 km or 29 mi | Binhai | |
| 60 km or 37 mi | Langfang | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Bazhou | |
| 87 km or 54 mi | Huanghua | |
| 93 km or 58 mi | Sanhe | |
| 99 km or 61 mi | Cangzhou | |
| 99 km or 62 mi | Tangshan | |
| 107 km or 67 mi | Renqiu | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Beijing | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Zhuozhou | |
| 117 km or 73 mi | Gaobeidian | |
| 124 km or 77 mi | Hejian | |
| 131 km or 82 mi | Botou | |
| 133 km or 82 mi | Zunhua | |
| 144 km or 90 mi | Luanzhou | |
| 152 km or 94 mi | Baoding | |
| 157 km or 98 mi | Laoling | |
| 160 km or 99 mi | Qian'an | |
| 182 km or 113 mi | Anguo | |
| 192 km or 119 mi | Shenzhou | |
| 204 km or 127 mi | Dezhou | |
| 205 km or 127 mi | Dingzhou | |
| 205 km or 128 mi | Hengshui | |
| 209 km or 130 mi | Binzhou | |
| 212 km or 132 mi | Chengde | |
| 218 km or 136 mi | Dongying | |
| 219 km or 136 mi | Xinji | |
| 223 km or 138 mi | Qinhuangdao | |
| 225 km or 140 mi | Jinzhou | |
| 228 km or 142 mi | Jizhou | |
| 237 km or 147 mi | Xinle | |
| 241 km or 150 mi | Gaocheng | |
| 242 km or 150 mi | Pingquan | |
| 251 km or 156 mi | Yucheng | |
| 255 km or 158 mi | Nangong | |
| 258 km or 161 mi | Zouping | |
| 265 km or 164 mi | Shijiazhuang | |
| 271 km or 168 mi | Zhangjiakou | |
| 273 km or 170 mi | Zibo | |
| 276 km or 172 mi | Jinan |