Los Angeles vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$1935
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$470
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$1162
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	99	81
😀 Quality of life	93	74
🏙️ Population	3.9M	13.9M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 401% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 62nd and 7400th ($3420 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.7 months in Tianjin. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 50th and 2024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Tianjin

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	Los Angeles	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.4	$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$16559

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

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