Chicago vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2799
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6454
$1842
🏠 One person rent
$1702
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$2727
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$702
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5210
$940
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
89
😀 Quality of life
97
74
🏙️ Population
2.75M
13.9M

The cost of living in Chicago is 333% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 394th and 7452nd ($2799 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th and 98th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 1.5 months in Tianjin. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 16th and 2435th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1993
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3215
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3645
$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2499
$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.5
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.84
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.2
$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2032
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$18657

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2396
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2386
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2367
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2287
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2393
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2385
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2399
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2366
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2400
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2426
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2288
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2398
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2406
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2405
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2549
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2393
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2413
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2395
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2030
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2327
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2392
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2379
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2462
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2008
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2388
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2399
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2468
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2363
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2495
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2268
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2392
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2368
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2261
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2392
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1989
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2376
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2426

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$641
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$707
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$634
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$619
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$750
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$638
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$688
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$565
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1029
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$724
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$634
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$558
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$660
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$614
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$456
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$580
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$616
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$533
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$505
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$480
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$574
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$454
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$741
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$654
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$523
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$527
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$499
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$535
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$615
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$544
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$550
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$562
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$548
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$573