Raleigh vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Raleigh Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2477
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5984
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$1542
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$2792
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$647
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.6
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4931
$1012
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
82
90
😀 Quality of life
89
71
🏙️ Population
468K
13.9M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 249% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 806th and 6862nd ($2477 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 719th and 81st 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 2 months in Raleigh compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Raleigh ranked 49th best city to live in the United States vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 202nd and 2285th 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
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.6
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.03
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$5.49
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1570
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1231
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2956
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2331
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.4
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7431
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3484
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.25
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.08
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.71
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.4
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$158
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.2
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1530
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22229
$16590

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2278
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2383
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1859
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2228
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2217
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2137
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2158
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2146
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2212
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2141
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2105
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2057
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2043
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1697
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2122
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2054
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2110
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1791
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2012
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2099
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2060
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2026
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$2110
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2094
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2162
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2076
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2105
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$1882
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$1972
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1917
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2081
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2119
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1705
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2146
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2022
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2135
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2299
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2194
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2288
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1753

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618