Tianjin vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tianjin Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$688
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2056
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$286
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$615
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1041
$627
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
90
78
😀 Quality of life
73
67
🏙️ Population
13.9M
12.6M

The cost of living in Tianjin is 36% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6886th and 8471st ($688 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 104th and 532nd in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Tianjin compared to 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Ranked 8th vs 29th best cities to live in China, and 1662nd vs 3944th 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
$4.2
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.76
 Cappuccino
$4.01
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$189
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$879
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$454
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.9
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7346
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2792
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.94
$3.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.39
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.97
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.02
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.9
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.95
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70.6
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.4
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$547
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16123
$4818

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$667
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$733
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$650
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$607
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$772
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$633
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$677
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$583
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1065
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$713
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$633
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$587
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$594
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$678
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$637
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$466
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$572
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$643
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$539
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$592
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$621
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$549
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$650
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$506
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$700
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$555
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$569
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$545
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$598
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$525
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$633
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$570
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$587
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$538
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$525
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$600

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617