San Antonio vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Antonio	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2023	$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4466	$1842
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$274
🏘️ Family rent	$1794	$483
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4100	$940
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	81	89
😀 Quality of life	92	74
🏙️ Population	1.43M	13.9M

The cost of living in San Antonio is 213% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1930th and 7452nd ($2023 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1571st and 98th 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 1.5 months in Tianjin. San Antonio ranked 34th best city to live in the United States vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 124th and 2435th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Antonio vs Tianjin

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	San Antonio	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.9	$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.2	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.22	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.3	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1311	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$900	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1407	$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74	$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3721	$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1937	$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.88	$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.87	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44	$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.3	$57
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1129	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15049	$18657

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Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2164
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2178
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2210
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2215
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2222
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2169
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2416
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2241
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2148
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2188
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2220
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2022
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2011
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$943
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1697
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2136
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1862
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1981
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1719
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$944
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$748
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1993
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1900
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2279
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2216
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2770
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2129
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2240
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2094
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1828
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2177
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2154

Cities near Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$641
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$707
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$619
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$750
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$638
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$688
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$565
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1029
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$558
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$564
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$660
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$614
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$456
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$580
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$616
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$533
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$505
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$574
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$454
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$741
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$694
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$654
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$523
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$527
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$499
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$535
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$527
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$615
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$544
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$550
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$562
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$548
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$573