Houston vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2261
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5455
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$1267
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$2011
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$622
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4659
$1162
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
81
😀 Quality of life
96
74
🏙️ Population
2.3M
13.9M

The cost of living in Houston is 232% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1367th and 7400th ($2261 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1144th and 83rd 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 1.7 months in Tianjin. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 14th and 2024th 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
$20.7
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.3
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.99
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.03
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$5.49
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1416
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$994
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2413
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1595
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.6
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.18%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2519
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1831
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.4
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.37
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.25
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.05
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.87
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$148
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1987
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22291
$16559

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2142
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2064
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2093
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2126
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2011
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2107
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2025
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2124
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2190
41 km or 25 mi League
$1990
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$1916
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2096
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2754
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2011
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1860
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1893
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2033
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$1900
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1621
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1843
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1950
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1895
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1872
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2003
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$1977
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1917
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1516
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2141
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2475
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2058
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2070
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2168
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2110
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2125
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2151
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2120
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2149
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2066
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$1937
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2123

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$672
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$740
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$645
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$800
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$623
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$720
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1108
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$764
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$666
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$576
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$574
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$697
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$645
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$480
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$599
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$541
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$525
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$511
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$556
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$480
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$759
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$722
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$668
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$541
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$522
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$541
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$541
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$646
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$549
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$579
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$582
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$576
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$546