Taoyuan vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taoyuan Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$989
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2637
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$408
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$706
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1536
$1162
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
93
81
😀 Quality of life
89
74
🏙️ Population
2.36M
13.9M

The cost of living in Taoyuan is 45% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 5651st and 7400th ($989 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 83rd in Taiwan and China, respectively. Check Taiwan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Taoyuan compared to 1.7 months in Tianjin. Taoyuan ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 245th and 2024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Taoyuan vs Tianjin

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Taoyuan Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.32
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$870
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$555
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.2
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.5
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.1
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.16%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7494
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4746
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.2
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.13
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.34
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.5
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.04
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.63
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.6
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.7
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.6
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$526
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19490
$16559

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$921
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39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473

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Distance City Cost of living
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$672
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$740
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$645
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$800
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$623
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$720
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1108
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$764
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$666
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$576
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$574
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$697
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$645
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$480
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$599
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$541
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$525
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$511
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$556
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$480
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$759
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$722
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$668
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$541
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$522
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$541
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$541
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$646
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$549
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$579
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$582
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$576
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$546