Tianjin vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Tianjin Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$724
$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2124
$5493
🏠 One person rent
$309
$1500
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$2442
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$581
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.8
$250
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1007
$3419
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
91
86
😀 Quality of life
74
94
🏙️ Population
13.9M
2.79M

The cost of living in Tianjin is 71% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 6670th and 553rd ($724 vs $2460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 85th and 3rd in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Tianjin compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Tianjin ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Toronto ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 1464th and 40th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tianjin vs Toronto

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Tianjin Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$67.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.55
$9.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$5.97
☕ Cappuccino
$4.28
$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$343
$1536
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$1326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1056
$2640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$555
$2177
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$78.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.2
$52.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.23%
5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5420
$9765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3458
$7838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.07
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$2.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.23
$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.85
$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.05
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.63
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.6
$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.72
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$44
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.7
$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$559
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9175
$20297

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$683
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$587
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$639
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$615
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$748
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$632
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$685
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$584
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1150
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$706
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$636
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$581
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$584
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$671
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$638
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$494
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$586
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$535
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$541
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$601
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$551
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$542
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$610
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$673
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$573
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$679
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$534
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$536
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$527
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$530
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$633
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$551
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$556
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$544
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$508
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$659
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$523
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$534

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2338
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2233
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2172
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2223
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2101
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2293
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2332
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2000
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1626
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2165
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2010
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1853
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2048
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$2374
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1763
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1471
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$1881
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1793
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1784
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1836
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1815
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$1960
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1779
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$2028
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2013
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$1782
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2033
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2124
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2060
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$1956
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2074
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1757
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$1998
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1835
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2009
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2011
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1695
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$1770
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$1783
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$1769