Houston vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2248
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5589
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$1325
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$2490
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$564
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4672
$1012
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
90
😀 Quality of life
92
71
🏙️ Population
2.3M
13.9M

The cost of living in Houston is 217% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1258th and 6862nd ($2248 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1108th and 81st 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 2.1 months in Houston compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Houston ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 82nd and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Houston Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.3
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1392
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1059
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2964
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2036
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2925
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.7
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.15
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.66
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.9
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1368
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22908
$16590

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2101
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2080
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2143
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2089
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2164
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2093
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2035
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2074
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2084
41 km or 25 mi League
$1983
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2003
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2151
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2692
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$1971
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1798
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1844
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2063
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2129
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1653
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1764
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1890
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1865
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1838
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2231
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$2004
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1960
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1468
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2211
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2473
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2145
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2186
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2223
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2194
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2226
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2232
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2177
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2250
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2223
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2075
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2156

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