San Antonio vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	San Antonio	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2033	$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4826	$2052
🏠 One person rent	$1209	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$2134	$636
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4114	$958
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	81	90
😀 Quality of life	91	70
🏙️ Population	1.43M	13.9M

The cost of living in San Antonio is 196% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1745th and 6956th ($2033 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1531st and 64th 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 San Antonio compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. San Antonio ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 117th and 2306th among best cities to live in the world.

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	San Antonio	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.2	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.38	$0.82
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1268	$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$939	$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2285	$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.8	$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4263	$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2070	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.58	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38	$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.71	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.66	$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.62	$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.53	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.92	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.5	$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.6	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.8	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.7	$39
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1134	$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16552	$18215

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Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2132
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2182
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2224
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2152
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2455
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2260
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2163
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2192
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2215
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1969
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1986
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$726
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1767
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2134
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1877
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1964
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1646
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$759
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$625
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1944
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1853
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2230
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2087
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2732
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1799
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2108
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2133

Cities near Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$665
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$716
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$649
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$655
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$756
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$679
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$702
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$586
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1016
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$592
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$618
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$680
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$635
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$472
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$638
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$642
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$550
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$581
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$638
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$584
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$642
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$815
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$711
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$689
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$564
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$544
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$590
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$533
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$524
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$629
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$577
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$600
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$553
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$504
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$616