Tianjin vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Tianjin	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$646	$1869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1842	$4283
🏠 One person rent	$274	$1132
🏘️ Family rent	$483	$2002
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$521
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.4	$98.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$940	$3299
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	89	17
😀 Quality of life	74	87
🏙️ Population	13.9M	216K

The cost of living in Tianjin is 65% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 7452nd and 2432nd ($646 vs $1869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 98th and 3rd in China and New Zealand, respectively. Check China vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Tianjin compared to 1.8 months in Wellington. Tianjin ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 2435th and 358th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tianjin vs Wellington

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	Tianjin	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.67	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.7	$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.17	$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$1126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$966
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$586	$2045
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$390	$1766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.6	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.6	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.05	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.52%	6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5873	$5538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2154	$4661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.2	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.24	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$6.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$9.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.99	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.46	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.8	$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.06	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.05	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.04	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.1	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.32	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57	$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.37	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.9	$70.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.3	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$482	$760
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18657	$12047

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Cities near Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$641
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$707
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$619
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$750
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$638
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$688
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$565
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1029
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$558
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$564
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$660
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$614
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$456
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$580
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$616
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$533
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$505
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$574
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$454
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$741
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$694
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$654
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$523
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$527
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$499
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$535
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$527
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$615
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$544
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$550
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$562
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$548
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$573

Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1743
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1254
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1252
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1396
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1425
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1480
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1493
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1638
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1423
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1312
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1383
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1612
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1678
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1847
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1678
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1716
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$1961
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1536
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1461
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1250
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$2086
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1238
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1580
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2181
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2640
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1839
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2292
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1878
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1888
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1599
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2127
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1811