Memphis vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Memphis Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1769
$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4344
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$1037
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$1681
$615
🍽️ Food expenses
$513
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.2
$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4085
$1041
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
67
90
😀 Quality of life
89
73
🏙️ Population
633K
13.9M

The cost of living in Memphis is 157% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 2436th and 6886th ($1769 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1929th and 104th 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 2.3 months in Memphis compared to 1.5 months in Tianjin. Memphis ranked 39th best city to live in the United States vs Tianjin ranked 8th in China, while ranked 173rd and 1662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Memphis Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.7
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.5
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.3
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.81
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.73
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$893
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$822
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1585
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1364
$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.6%
5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1364
$7346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$2792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.79
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.94
$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$9.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.65
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.09
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$130
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1447
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27049
$16123

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Germantown
$1841
17 km or 10 mi Bartlett
$1834
17 km or 10 mi Southaven
$2153
19 km or 12 mi Horn Lake
$2138
19 km or 12 mi West Memphis
$1830
21 km or 13 mi Olive Branch
$2151
27 km or 17 mi Collierville
$1842
38 km or 24 mi Atoka
$1867
94 km or 58 mi Oxford
$2187
103 km or 64 mi Jonesboro
$1715
115 km or 71 mi Paragould
$1827
116 km or 72 mi Dyersburg
$1972
119 km or 74 mi Jackson
$1785
149 km or 92 mi Tupelo
$2117
161 km or 100 mi Searcy
$1864
187 km or 116 mi Poplar Bluff
$1800
187 km or 116 mi Cabot
$1915
197 km or 123 mi Jacksonville
$1985
207 km or 128 mi Sherwood
$2038
212 km or 132 mi Starkville
$1650
213 km or 132 mi Pine Bluff
$1875
213 km or 132 mi North Little Rock
$2074
213 km or 132 mi Florence
$1313
215 km or 134 mi Greenville
$2030
219 km or 136 mi Little Rock
$2075
223 km or 139 mi Murray
$1817
226 km or 140 mi Conway
$1819
230 km or 143 mi Columbus
$1834
245 km or 153 mi Benton
$1888
247 km or 153 mi Cape Girardeau
$1460
249 km or 154 mi Paducah
$1742
271 km or 168 mi Columbia
$1968
276 km or 172 mi Athens
$2123
279 km or 173 mi Decatur
$2045
283 km or 176 mi Clarksville
$1987
286 km or 178 mi Spring Hill
$2534
288 km or 179 mi Russellville
$1534
290 km or 180 mi Hot Springs
$1368
295 km or 183 mi Hopkinsville
$1766
296 km or 184 mi Franklin
$2300

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$667
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$733
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$650
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$607
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$772
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$633
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$677
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$583
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1065
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$713
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$633
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$587
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$594
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$678
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$637
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$466
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$572
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$643
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$539
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$592
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$621
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$549
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$650
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$506
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$700
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$555
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$569
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$545
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$598
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$525
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$633
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$570
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$587
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$538
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$525
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$600