New York City vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	New York City	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4051	$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8925	$2138
🏠 One person rent	$2620	$300
🏘️ Family rent	$4454	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$807	$250
🚐 Transport expenses	$399	$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5777	$1012
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	90
😀 Quality of life	97	71
🏙️ Population	8.8M	13.9M

The cost of living in New York City is 471% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 5th and 6862nd ($4051 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.4 months in New York City compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 13th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Tianjin

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	New York City	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.7	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.78	$0.85
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2702	$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2361	$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5005	$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3996	$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.3	$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.73%	4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$19111	$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3215	$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.88	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.1	$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.43	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.1	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.97	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$144	$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.8	$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.4	$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1717	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20585	$16590

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2611
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2701
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2671
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2575
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2733
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2479
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2664
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2722
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2493
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2635
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2762
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2590
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2424
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2641
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2778
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2646
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2760
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2702
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2732
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2721
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2691
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2454
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2771
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2578
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2553
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3108

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