San Diego vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	San Diego	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3427	$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7903	$2056
🏠 One person rent	$2366	$286
🏘️ Family rent	$4375	$615
🍽️ Food expenses	$686	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5439	$1041
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	87	90
😀 Quality of life	91	73
🏙️ Population	1.39M	13.9M

The cost of living in San Diego is 398% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 26th and 6886th ($3427 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 104th 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 1.6 months in San Diego compared to 1.5 months in Tianjin. San Diego ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Tianjin ranked 8th in China, while ranked 107th and 1662nd 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	$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.6	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.8	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2498	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2064	$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4740	$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3919	$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.6	$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11408	$7346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8035	$2792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.4	$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.2	$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.69	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$9.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.64	$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.1	$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.91	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.3	$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.2	$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1701	$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18429	$16123

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3051
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2907
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2844
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2969
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2868
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2867
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2910
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1184
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2784
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2879
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1032
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1029
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2884
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2722
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3046
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2732
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3094
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2709
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2597
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$3070
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3155
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2751
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2684
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2681
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2803
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$2461
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2755
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2637
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$1027
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2730
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3513
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$2957
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2960
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3180
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2944
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2879
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2609
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2606

Cities near Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$667
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$733
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$650
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$607
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$772
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$633
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$677
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$583
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1065
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$713
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$633
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$587
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$594
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$678
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$637
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$466
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$572
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$643
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$539
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$592
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$621
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$549
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$650
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$506
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$700
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$555
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$569
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$667
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$545
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$598
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$525
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$527
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$633
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$570
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$587
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$538
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$486
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$658
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$525
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$600