Phoenix vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phoenix Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2390
$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5218
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$1517
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$2491
$615
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4557
$1041
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
69
90
😀 Quality of life
90
73
🏙️ Population
1.61M
13.9M

The cost of living in Phoenix is 247% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 864th and 6886th ($2390 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 780th and 104th 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 Phoenix compared to 1.5 months in Tianjin. Phoenix ranked 21st best city to live in the United States vs Tianjin ranked 8th in China, while ranked 127th and 1662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phoenix vs Tianjin

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Phoenix Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.68
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$5.32
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.52
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1436
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1252
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2542
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2085
$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$241
$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.3
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3451
$7346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2894
$2792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.4
$3.94
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.36
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.57
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.92
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.99
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.37
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$105
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.3
$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.7
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$977
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10488
$16123

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Glendale
$2339
14 km or 9 mi Scottsdale
$2459
16 km or 10 mi Peoria
$2405
17 km or 10 mi Tempe
$2381
25 km or 15 mi El Mirage
$2315
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2425
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2485
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2428
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2347
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2427
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2392
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2353
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$2368
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2340
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2379
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2414
78 km or 48 mi Casa Grande
$2341
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2324
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$2275
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2244
155 km or 96 mi Marana
$2105
160 km or 99 mi Oro Valley
$2096
165 km or 102 mi Casas Adobes
$2078
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$2042
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2004
205 km or 128 mi Sahuarita
$2076
232 km or 144 mi Lake Havasu
$2123
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2692
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1828
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$2008
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$2043
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$874
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1941
276 km or 172 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$953
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1777
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1886
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$865
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2687
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$1054
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2706

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$667
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$733
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$650
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$607
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$772
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$633
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$677
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$583
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1065
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$713
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$633
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$587
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$594
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$678
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$637
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$466
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$572
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$643
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$539
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$592
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$621
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$549
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$650
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$506
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$700
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$555
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$569
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$545
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$598
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$525
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$633
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$570
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$587
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$538
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$525
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$600