Tianjin vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tianjin Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$682
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1935
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$271
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$470
$335
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$67
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1162
$902
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
81
68
😀 Quality of life
74
70
🏙️ Population
13.9M
12.6M

The cost of living in Tianjin is 30% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 7400th and 8548th ($682 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 83rd and 485th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Tianjin compared to 1.7 months in Zhengzhou. Ranked 11th vs 30th best cities to live in China, and 2024th vs 3567th 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
$3.86
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.1
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.9
 Cappuccino
$3.65
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$528
$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$368
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.31
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5320
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2347
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.85
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.56
$3.88
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.25
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.26
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.89
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.17
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.26
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.6
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.31
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.1
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.49
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.6
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.1
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$577
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16559
$21955

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46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$672
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$740
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$645
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$800
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$623
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$720
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1108
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$764
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$666
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$576
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$574
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$697
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$645
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$480
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$599
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$541
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$525
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$511
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$556
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$480
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$759
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$722
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$668
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$541
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$522
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$541
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$541
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$646
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$549
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$579
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$582
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$576
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$546

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$520
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$520
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$514
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$504
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$457
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$484
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$492
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$522
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$516
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$513
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$502
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$524
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$491
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$487
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$513
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$529
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$525
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$555
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$538
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$540
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$533
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$533
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$519
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$538
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$610
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$507
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$521
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$589
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$637
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$811
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$583
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$612
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$599
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$556
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$575
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$549
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$537
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$567