Taipei vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taipei Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1158
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3291
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$535
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$1250
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1789
$1012
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
90
😀 Quality of life
86
71
🏙️ Population
2.6M
13.9M

The cost of living in Taipei is 63% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4715th and 6862nd ($1158 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 Taipei compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 311th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Taipei Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.98
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.5
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$573
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1581
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1031
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.93%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12472
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6228
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.6
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.86
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.91
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.9
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$627
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18424
$16590

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Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605

Cities near Tianjin

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