Houston vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$2052
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$636
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$958
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	90
😀 Quality of life	91	70
🏙️ Population	2.3M	13.9M

The cost of living in Houston is 230% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1229th and 6956th ($2265 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th and 64th 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 Houston compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 97th and 2306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Tianjin

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	Houston	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$0.82
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$39
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$18215

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

Cities near Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$665
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$716
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$649
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$655
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$756
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$679
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$702
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$586
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1016
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$592
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$618
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$680
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$635
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$472
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$638
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$642
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$550
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$581
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$638
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$584
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$642
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$815
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$711
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$689
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$564
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$544
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$590
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$533
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$524
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$629
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$577
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$600
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$553
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$504
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$616