Memphis vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Memphis	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1891	$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4432	$1842
🏠 One person rent	$1087	$274
🏘️ Family rent	$1566	$483
🍽️ Food expenses	$571	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.8	$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3456	$940
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	66	89
😀 Quality of life	89	74
🏙️ Population	633K	13.9M

The cost of living in Memphis is 193% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 2352nd and 7452nd ($1891 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1822nd 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 1.8 months in Memphis compared to 1.5 months in Tianjin. Memphis ranked 93rd best city to live in the United States vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 293rd and 2435th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Memphis vs Tianjin

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	Memphis	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.8	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.05	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$978	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$882	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1417	$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1286	$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$192	$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.8	$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1517	$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1503	$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.01	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.4	$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.09	$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.68	$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$57
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.8	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.6	$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1574	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27140	$18657

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Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2392
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2182
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1991
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2021
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1854
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2306
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1994
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1749
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1858
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2034
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1635
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1670
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1837
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1813
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1637
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1843
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1948
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1593
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1878
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$2033
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1404
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1960
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$2007
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1818
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1763
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1783
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1966
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1685
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1710
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2041
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1889
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1828
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2165
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2609
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1397
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1354
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1830
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2855

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