Los Angeles vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Los Angeles Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2975
$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6193
$2281
🏠 One person rent
$1911
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$2725
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$621
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$260
$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5327
$956
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
99
91
😀 Quality of life
92
73
🏙️ Population
3.9M
13.9M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 279% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 39th and 6251st ($2975 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 31st 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 1.8 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.2 months in Tianjin. Los Angeles ranked 11th best city to live in the United States vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 64th and 1659th among best cities to live in the world.

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Los Angeles Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.9
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.3
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$6.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.96
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$5.43
$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2166
$365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1644
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3759
$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2194
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$48.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$74
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.2
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.27%
5.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9200
$5751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6049
$3672
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.3
$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.68
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.78
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.96
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.79
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.8
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.93
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.87
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.8
$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$121
$74.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$30.2
$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.3
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1420
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23021
$9665

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2070
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2007
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2024
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2018
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2412
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2664
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2010
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2013
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$2025
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2027
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3195
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2019
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2027
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$2261
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$2026
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$1935
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2022
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2009
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$2008
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$2517
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2013
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$2847
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2010
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2032
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$2019
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$1951
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2019
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2009
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2009
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2026
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$2024
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2019
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$2006
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$1949
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2032
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2485
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3211
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2021
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$2160
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2099

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$706
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$711
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$663
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$665
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$756
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$762
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$671
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1254
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$658
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$664
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$672
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$666
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$671
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$663
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$520
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$669
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$670
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$656
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$665
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$752
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$680
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$796
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$675
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$693
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$671
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$667
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$751
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$663
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$655
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$660
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$668
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$660
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$660
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$661
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$672
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$547
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$751
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$548
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$615