Taoyuan vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taoyuan Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$868
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2477
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$324
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$703
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1084
$1012
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
93
90
😀 Quality of life
83
71
🏙️ Population
2.33M
13.9M

The cost of living in Taoyuan is 22% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6227th and 6862nd ($868 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 81st in Taiwan and China, respectively. Check Taiwan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Taoyuan compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Taoyuan ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 388th and 2285th 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
$4.69
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$2.83
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.12
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$244
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$831
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$563
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.8
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.5
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.98%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7902
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4753
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.9
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.87
$4.38
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.05
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.8
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.66
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.64
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.64
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.67
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.3
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.44
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.5
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$531
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13630
$16590

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$828
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$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691

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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