Los Angeles vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Los Angeles Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3187
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7653
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$2045
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$3732
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$714
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$218
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5275
$1012
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
99
90
😀 Quality of life
94
71
🏙️ Population
3.9M
13.9M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 349% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 72nd and 6862nd ($3187 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th 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 1.7 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 47th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Los Angeles Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.6
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.95
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$5.63
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2261
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1732
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3983
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3315
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$215
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.8
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7592
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7011
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.9
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$4.38
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.22
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.2
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.29
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.06
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.89
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.8
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.1
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$174
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.2
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1998
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28613
$16590

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2849
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2675
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$2831
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2638
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3271
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2354
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2709
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3009
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$2861
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2776
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2714
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2629
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2572
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$2866
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2715
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3054
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$2717
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2552
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2569
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3589
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2673
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3065
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2754

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