Taoyuan vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taoyuan Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$875
$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2361
$2052
🏠 One person rent
$353
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$658
$636
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1050
$958
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
93
90
😀 Quality of life
83
70
🏙️ Population
2.33M
13.9M

The cost of living in Taoyuan is 27% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6171st and 6956th ($875 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 64th in Taiwan and China, respectively. Check Taiwan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Taoyuan compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Taoyuan ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 418th and 2306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Taoyuan Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.58
$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.61
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$360
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$749
$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$545
$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36
$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.1
$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.4
$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.99%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7669
$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4912
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.8
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.62
$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.14
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.07
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.61
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.6
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.6
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37
$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.24
$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.7
$39
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.8
$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$256
$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18619
$18215

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$821
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39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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