San Diego vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Diego	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3346	$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7719	$2138
🏠 One person rent	$2248	$300
🏘️ Family rent	$4052	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$722	$250
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5772	$1012
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	87	90
😀 Quality of life	92	71
🏙️ Population	1.39M	13.9M

The cost of living in San Diego is 371% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 45th and 6862nd ($3346 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th 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 1.7 months in San Diego compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. San Diego ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 75th and 2285th 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	$20.9	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$0.85
☕ Cappuccino	$5.51	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2399	$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4351	$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3534	$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$286	$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.1	$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9294	$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7063	$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.98	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.72	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.2	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.3	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.2	$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.9	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.94	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21468	$16590

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2821
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2936
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1050
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2799
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2765
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2853
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$922
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2795
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2718
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2783
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$2926
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2579
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2886
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3006
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2828
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2650
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2717
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2587
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$912
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2789
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2595
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2647

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