Tianjin vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Tianjin	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$687	$2488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2052	$5527
🏠 One person rent	$297	$1579
🏘️ Family rent	$636	$2615
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.1	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$958	$3246
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	90	78
😀 Quality of life	70	92
🏙️ Population	13.9M	662K

The cost of living in Tianjin is 72% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 6956th and 819th ($687 vs $2488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th 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 1.3 months in Vancouver. Tianjin ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 2306th and 86th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tianjin vs Vancouver

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	Tianjin	Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.14	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.46	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$5.71
☕ Cappuccino	$3.41	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$351	$1747
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$213	$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$826	$3049
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$485	$2320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.6	$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.8	$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.97	$55.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6085	$9559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2737	$6774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.9	$85.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.13	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.73	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.18	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$3.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$2.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.8	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.96	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.83	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.02	$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$3.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.8	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.18	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.3	$100
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$39	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75	$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$548	$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18215	$17240

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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 Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2093
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2495
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2280
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2021
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1719
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2466
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2121
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2047
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2093
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2023
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2692
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1810
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2598
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2589
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2785
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2973
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2155
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2625
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2718
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2882
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2462
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3239
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3015
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3273
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2759