Tianjin vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tianjin Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$687
$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2052
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$297
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$636
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.1
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$958
$680
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
90
78
😀 Quality of life
70
66
🏙️ Population
13.9M
12.6M

The cost of living in Tianjin is 34% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6956th and 8544th ($687 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 499th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Tianjin compared to 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Ranked 11th vs 33rd best cities to live in China, and 2306th vs 3982nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tianjin vs Zhengzhou

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Tianjin Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.14
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.46
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$3.41
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$213
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$826
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$485
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.6
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.8
$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.97
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6085
$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2737
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.9
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.13
$3.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.8
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.96
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.83
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.02
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.8
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.18
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.3
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$39
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$548
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18215
$19343

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$665
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$519
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$528
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$538
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$547
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$545
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$575
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$479
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$529
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$552
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$504
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$551
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$509
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$571
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$586
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$505
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$538
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$520
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$787
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$547
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$505
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$591
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$625
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$591
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$573
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$588
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$580
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$578
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$571
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$800
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$726
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1385
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$577
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$736
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$637
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$610
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$632
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$587
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$564
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$591