Tianjin vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tianjin Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$710
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2138
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$300
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$686
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.8
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1012
$714
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
90
78
😀 Quality of life
71
66
🏙️ Population
13.9M
12.6M

The cost of living in Tianjin is 36% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6862nd and 8506th ($710 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 81st and 518th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Tianjin compared to 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Ranked 10th vs 30th best cities to live in China, and 2285th vs 3930th 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
$4.31
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$424
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1072
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$495
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.3
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.33
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.63%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7862
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2825
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.38
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.28
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.12
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.3
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.43
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.83
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.1
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$482
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16590
$19861

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$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619