Tianjin vs Valencia, Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Tianjin	Valencia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$687	$1522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2052	$3404
🏠 One person rent	$297	$885
🏘️ Family rent	$636	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.1	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$958	$1964
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	90	75
😀 Quality of life	70	83
🏙️ Population	13.9M	826K

The cost of living in Tianjin is 55% less expensive than in Valencia, Spain. Cities ranked 6956th and 3333rd ($687 vs $1522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 17th in China and Spain, respectively. Check China vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Tianjin compared to 1.3 months in Valencia, Spain. Tianjin ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Valencia, Spain ranked 7th in Spain, while ranked 2306th and 440th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tianjin vs Valencia, Spain

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	Tianjin	Valencia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.14	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.46	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$3.59
☕ Cappuccino	$3.41	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$351	$990
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$213	$731
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$826	$1635
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$485	$1154
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.6	$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.8	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.97	$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6085	$3590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2737	$2541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.9	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.13	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.73	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.18	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$5.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.8	$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.96	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.83	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.02	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.8	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.18	$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.3	$65.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$39	$92.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75	$86.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$548	$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18215	$9798

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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

Cities near Valencia, Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Sagunto	$1220
36 km or 22 mi	Alzira	$1250
53 km or 33 mi	Borriana	$1150
57 km or 36 mi	Villarreal	$1131
58 km or 36 mi	Gandia	$1030
62 km or 39 mi	Requena	$1261
62 km or 39 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
74 km or 46 mi	Ontinyent	$1249
81 km or 50 mi	Denia	$1406
98 km or 61 mi	Calp	$1480
102 km or 63 mi	Villena	$1254
106 km or 66 mi	Benidorm	$1356
114 km or 71 mi	Yecla	$1324
116 km or 72 mi	Elda	$1214
125 km or 78 mi	Novelda	$1213
125 km or 78 mi	Alicante	$1300
132 km or 82 mi	Vinaros	$1275
136 km or 85 mi	Elche	$1154
137 km or 85 mi	Jumilla	$1241
138 km or 86 mi	Albacete	$1209
165 km or 102 mi	Cuenca	$1084
168 km or 104 mi	Ibiza	$2528
168 km or 104 mi	Torrevieja	$1017
177 km or 110 mi	Murcia	$1138
193 km or 120 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
199 km or 123 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
214 km or 133 mi	Cartagena	$1068
223 km or 139 mi	Mazarron	$1161
229 km or 142 mi	Lorca	$1223
229 km or 143 mi	Tarragona	$1217
247 km or 153 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
254 km or 158 mi	Lleida	$1235
260 km or 161 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1696
264 km or 164 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
271 km or 168 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
279 km or 173 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
287 km or 178 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
292 km or 181 mi	Coslada	$1530
292 km or 182 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
295 km or 183 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434