Los Angeles vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Los Angeles Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3361
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7751
$1842
🏠 One person rent
$2151
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$3720
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$750
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$245
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4549
$940
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
99
89
😀 Quality of life
94
74
🏙️ Population
3.9M
13.9M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 420% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 65th and 7452nd ($3361 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st 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 1.4 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.5 months in Tianjin. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 74th and 2435th among best cities to live in the world.

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Los Angeles Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.6
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.5
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.2
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.27
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$6.49
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.83
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2364
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1847
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4128
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3274
$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.6
$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.62%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7753
$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6833
$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.9
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.99
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.62
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.04
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.97
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.2
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9.09
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.34
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.9
$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$168
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$31.8
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$62
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1849
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26874
$18657

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2952
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2739
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$2947
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2758
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3288
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2650
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2856
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3119
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$2970
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2855
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2794
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2769
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2731
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$3004
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2810
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3122
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$3008
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2725
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2682
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3595
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2788
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3191
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2927

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