Hong Kong vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2753
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6771
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$1851
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$3862
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$522
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$223
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4007
$1012
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
90
😀 Quality of life
88
71
🏙️ Population
7.41M
13.9M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 288% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 379th and 6862nd ($2753 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 81st in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Ranked 1st vs 10th best cities to live in China, and 205th vs 2285th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Tianjin

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Hong Kong Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.31
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.09
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.51
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.44
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2262
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1530
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4948
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3273
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.4
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$29105
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18561
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.8
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.2
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.93
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$95
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.4
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.4
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1053
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22381
$16590

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$958
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$641
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1590
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$491
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$678
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$629
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$830
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$763
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1014
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$602
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$824
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$801
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$808
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$806
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$895
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$726
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$852
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$592
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$795
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$819
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$783
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$774
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$774
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$780
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$813
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$746
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$794
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$731
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$807
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$671
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$725
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$821
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$538
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$623

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$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