San Diego vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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San Diego Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3486
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7909
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$2368
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$4139
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$735
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5217
$1162
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
86
81
😀 Quality of life
91
74
🏙️ Population
1.39M
13.9M

The cost of living in San Diego is 411% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 52nd and 7400th ($3486 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th 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 1.5 months in San Diego compared to 1.7 months in Tianjin. San Diego ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 155th and 2024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Diego vs Tianjin

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San Diego Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.2
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.5
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.97
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$6.34
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.17
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2489
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2046
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4508
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3643
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$251
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.3
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.31%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6577
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.32
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.04
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.26
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.2
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.2
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9.97
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.48
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.2
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.1
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$131
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$30.2
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.2
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1937
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22295
$16559

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$3269
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$3094
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$3023
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$3033
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2997
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2984
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$3065
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$3077
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1276
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2956
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$3012
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$3265
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$1126
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$1108
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$3274
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$3008
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$3269
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$3011
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$3221
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2984
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2690
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2994
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3137
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$3051
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2799
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$3075
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2850
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$3492
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$3129
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2646
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$967
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2663
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3520
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$3064
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2984
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3503
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$2598
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2768
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2738
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2826

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