New York City vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

New York City Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3723
$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8021
$2281
🏠 One person rent
$2426
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$3744
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$752
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$347
$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5796
$956
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
91
😀 Quality of life
95
73
🏙️ Population
8.8M
13.9M

The cost of living in New York City is 374% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 3rd and 6251st ($3723 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.6 months in New York City compared to 1.2 months in Tianjin. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 23rd and 1659th among best cities to live in the world.

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New York City Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.7
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.3
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$6.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.05
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$5.2
$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.76
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$3237
$365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2007
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4220
$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3341
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$48.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$74
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.4
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.68%
5.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14208
$5751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9347
$3672
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$129
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.16
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.37
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.6
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.52
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.98
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.11
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91
$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.1
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$145
$74.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.9
$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.7
$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2250
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25572
$9665

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2139
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3115
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$2308
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2016
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2208
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$2132
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2012
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2008
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2017
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2023
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2020
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2611
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2018
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$1921
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2027
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2025
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2008
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2012
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2014
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$1891
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2010
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2011
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2022
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2006
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2093
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$1992
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2011
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2089
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2004
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2889
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2023
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2509
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2017
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2265
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2013
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2146
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2020
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2372
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2015
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$2960

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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