Cost of Living Comparison Between Tianjin and Shanghai Cost of Living Comparison Between Tianjin and Shanghai

🙂 Solo nomad: Tianjin is 15.3% cheaper than Shanghai without rent, and 36.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Tianjin is 26.8% cheaper than Shanghai without rent, and 35.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.25 ¥30.5

$4.73 ¥33.92

-10.15%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$27.88 ¥200

$36.17 ¥259

-22.92%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.54 ¥39.77

$5.6 ¥40.18

-1.07%

Cappuccino

$3.29 ¥23.63

$3.56 ¥25.53

-7.58%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.43 ¥3.09

$0.54 ¥3.9

-20.37%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.27 ¥1.92

$0.36 ¥2.59

-25.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.86 ¥6.18

$1.43 ¥10.25

-39.86%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.9 ¥13.63

$2.76 ¥19.81

-31.16%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.79 ¥12.81

$2.18 ¥15.66

-17.89%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ¥13.39

$1.81 ¥13

3.31%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.12 ¥8.05

$1.1 ¥7.9

1.82%

Eggs

$1.17 ¥8.36

$1.69 ¥12.1

-30.77%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$15.36 ¥110

$15.79 ¥113

-2.72%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.98 ¥21.35

$3.17 ¥22.76

-5.99%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.48 ¥68

$10.88 ¥78.1

-12.87%

Apples (1kg)

$1.28 ¥9.15

$2.26 ¥16.24

-43.36%

Banana (1kg)

$1.34 ¥9.58

$1.67 ¥11.98

-19.76%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.36 ¥9.78

$1.78 ¥12.78

-23.60%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.1 ¥7.86

$1.52 ¥10.94

-27.63%

Potato (1kg)

$0.79 ¥5.69

$0.85 ¥6.09

-7.06%

Onion (1kg)

$0.89 ¥6.38

$1.17 ¥8.37

-23.93%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.73 ¥5.26

$0.68 ¥4.84

7.35%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.86 ¥6.14

$0.6 ¥4.29

43.33%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.94 ¥28.27

$2.87 ¥20.56

37.28%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.2 ¥58.8

$11.16 ¥80

-26.52%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.16 ¥8.34

$0.8 ¥5.73

45.00%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.38 ¥17.1

$1.56 ¥11.22

52.56%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.29 ¥2.08

$0.4 ¥2.89

-27.50%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.04 ¥79.2

$35.15 ¥252

-68.59%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.5 ¥10.73

$2.29 ¥16.45

-34.50%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.35 ¥2.52

$0.37 ¥2.69

-5.41%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.14 ¥44.07

$8.14 ¥58.4

-24.57%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.18 ¥8.43

$1.09 ¥7.81

8.26%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$16.7K ¥120K

$19.5K ¥140.1K

-14.35%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$19.3K ¥138.3K

$18.2K ¥130.5K

5.95%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$86.9 ¥624

$51.6 ¥370

68.65%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$10.24 ¥73.4

$8.68 ¥62.2

17.97%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$7.03 ¥50.5

$13.5 ¥96.8

-47.93%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$14 ¥100

$46.42 ¥333

-69.84%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.64 ¥40.42

$20.44 ¥147

-72.41%

Cinema Ticket

$6.34 ¥45.45

$8.58 ¥61.5

-26.11%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$558 ¥4,001

$1,307 ¥9,378

-57.34%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$18.3K ¥131.3K

$31.4K ¥225.4K

-41.76%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$39.95 ¥287

$58.8 ¥422

-32.05%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$28.56 ¥205

$36.99 ¥265

-22.79%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$76 ¥545

$77.7 ¥558

-2.28%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$70.2 ¥503

$98.5 ¥706

-28.76%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$361 ¥2,593

$952 ¥6,827

-62.02%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$237 ¥1,703

$574 ¥4,115

-58.61%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,028 ¥7,372

$2,518 ¥18.1K

-59.18%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$492 ¥3,529

$1,201 ¥8,614

-59.03%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,819 ¥41.7K

$14.4K ¥103.2K

-59.56%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,154 ¥15.5K

$7,106 ¥51K

-69.68%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$948 ¥6,801

$1,534 ¥11K

-38.19%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.62

3.58

29.05%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Tianjin: October 29, 2025

Last update for Shanghai: October 28, 2025

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