Raleigh vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Raleigh Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2265
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5273
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$1374
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$2201
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$624
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.7
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4362
$1162
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
82
81
😀 Quality of life
89
74
🏙️ Population
468K
13.9M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 232% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1363rd and 7400th ($2265 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd 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 Raleigh compared to 1.7 months in Tianjin. Raleigh ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 219th and 2024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Raleigh vs Tianjin

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Raleigh Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.7
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$6.08
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1531
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2619
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1754
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.1
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.17%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3898
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.42
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.7
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.61
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.18
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.2
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.97
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1475
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24243
$16559

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2483
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1850
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2169
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2280
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2300
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2241
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2063
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2133
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2116
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$1842
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2016
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$1803
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1766
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2089
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2059
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1775
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2027
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2055
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2073
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2045
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$1909
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2007
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2200
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$1863
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2070
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2105
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2007
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1849
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2075
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2031
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1851
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$1904
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2003
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2295
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2375
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2129
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2204
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1729

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