Phoenix vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phoenix Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2423
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5582
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$1419
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$2230
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$694
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4178
$1162
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
71
81
😀 Quality of life
89
74
🏙️ Population
1.61M
13.9M

The cost of living in Phoenix is 255% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1041st and 7400th ($2423 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 896th 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 1.7 months in Phoenix compared to 1.7 months in Tianjin. Phoenix ranked 58th best city to live in the United States vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 226th and 2024th 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
$20
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.95
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$6.41
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.86
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1497
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1109
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2358
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1803
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$235
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$80.7
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.2%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4665
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3124
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.8
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.7
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.05
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.35
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.8
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.81
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.7
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.9
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1659
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21660
$16559

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Glendale
$1974
14 km or 9 mi Scottsdale
$2509
16 km or 10 mi Peoria
$2366
17 km or 10 mi Tempe
$2463
25 km or 15 mi El Mirage
$2296
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2293
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2365
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2343
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2346
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2367
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2378
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2373
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$2988
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2482
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2318
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2243
78 km or 48 mi Casa Grande
$2374
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2454
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$2321
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2312
155 km or 96 mi Marana
$2089
160 km or 99 mi Oro Valley
$2060
165 km or 102 mi Casas Adobes
$2011
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$1933
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2573
205 km or 128 mi Sahuarita
$2070
232 km or 144 mi Lake Havasu
$2011
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2818
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1767
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$1865
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$2153
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$771
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1924
276 km or 172 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$950
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1654
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1835
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$876
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2817
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$994
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2804

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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