New York City vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New York City	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4202	$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9189	$1935
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$4417	$470
🍽️ Food expenses	$842	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5389	$1162
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	81
😀 Quality of life	95	74
🏙️ Population	8.8M	13.9M

The cost of living in New York City is 516% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4th and 7400th ($4202 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 83rd 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 1.3 months in New York City compared to 1.7 months in Tianjin. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 15th and 2024th 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	$22.6	$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.3	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3692	$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2206	$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5140	$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3874	$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18073	$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7831	$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.07	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.75	$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.7	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.61	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.5	$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$14	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.02	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$132	$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.7	$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.5	$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2095	$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21713	$16559

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192

Cities near Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$672
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$740
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$666
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$645
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$800
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$623
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$720
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$586
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1108
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$764
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$666
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$576
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$574
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$697
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$645
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$480
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$599
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$648
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$541
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$525
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$511
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$556
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$480
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$759
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$722
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$668
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$589
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$541
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$522
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$541
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$541
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$646
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$549
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$579
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$582
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$521
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$680
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$576
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$546