Taipei vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taipei Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1181
$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3254
$2052
🏠 One person rent
$567
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$1230
$636
🍽️ Food expenses
$408
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1684
$958
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
90
😀 Quality of life
86
70
🏙️ Population
2.6M
13.9M

The cost of living in Taipei is 72% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4534th and 6956th ($1181 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 64th 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 1.4 months in Tianjin. Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 339th and 2306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Taipei Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.07
$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.8
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$0.82
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$613
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1547
$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.9
$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.6
$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.1%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13635
$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6907
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.4
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.61
$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.83
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.28
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.96
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.7
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.78
$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$39
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.2
$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$617
$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19749
$18215

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Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$665
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$716
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$649
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$655
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$756
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$679
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$702
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1016
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$729
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$644
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$592
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$618
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$680
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$635
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$472
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$638
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$642
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$550
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$581
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$638
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$584
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$642
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$815
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$711
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$689
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$564
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$664
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$544
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$590
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$533
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$524
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$577
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$600
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$553
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$481
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$634
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$504
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$616