Oklahoma City vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Oklahoma City	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1931	$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4731	$1935
🏠 One person rent	$1062	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$1747	$470
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3751	$1162
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	71	81
😀 Quality of life	88	74
🏙️ Population	681K	13.9M

The cost of living in Oklahoma City is 183% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 2243rd and 7400th ($1931 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1701st 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 1.9 months in Oklahoma City compared to 1.7 months in Tianjin. Oklahoma City ranked 77th best city to live in the United States vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 277th and 2024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oklahoma City vs Tianjin

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	Oklahoma City	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.7	$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.06	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1018	$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$799	$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$212	$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$81.2	$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.02%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2449	$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1707	$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.9	$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.86	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.35	$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.9	$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.54	$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.3	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.66	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.5	$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1578	$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23633	$16559

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Cities near Oklahoma City

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Del	$1952
14 km or 8.6 mi	Midwest	$1942
17 km or 10 mi	Moore	$2008
19 km or 12 mi	Yukon	$1871
20 km or 12 mi	Mustang	$1924
20 km or 13 mi	Edmond	$1702
31 km or 19 mi	Norman	$2085
57 km or 35 mi	Shawnee	$1885
83 km or 51 mi	Stillwater	$1830
107 km or 66 mi	Enid	$1809
114 km or 71 mi	Duncan	$1843
126 km or 78 mi	Lawton	$1634
142 km or 88 mi	Sapulpa	$1901
143 km or 89 mi	Ponca	$1449
149 km or 93 mi	Ardmore	$1896
159 km or 99 mi	Bixby	$1902
161 km or 100 mi	Tulsa	$1902
170 km or 105 mi	Broken Arrow	$1904
178 km or 111 mi	Owasso	$1836
196 km or 122 mi	Claremore	$1853
198 km or 123 mi	Wichita Falls	$1537
198 km or 123 mi	Muskogee	$1515
200 km or 124 mi	Bartlesville	$1833
212 km or 132 mi	Denison	$2188
222 km or 138 mi	Sherman	$2210
231 km or 144 mi	Derby	$1859
246 km or 153 mi	Wichita	$1811
255 km or 158 mi	Denton	$1968
263 km or 164 mi	Corinth	$2205
264 km or 164 mi	Little Elm	$2209
267 km or 166 mi	McKinney	$2276
269 km or 167 mi	Frisco	$2397
272 km or 169 mi	Paris	$1949
273 km or 169 mi	The Colony	$2220
276 km or 171 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
276 km or 172 mi	Lewisville	$2062
277 km or 172 mi	Allen	$2268
280 km or 174 mi	Plano	$2155
281 km or 175 mi	Siloam Springs	$2042
283 km or 176 mi	Carrollton	$2168

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