San Jose, United States vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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San Jose Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3674
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8354
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$2553
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$4614
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$756
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6972
$1012
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
87
90
😀 Quality of life
93
71
🏙️ Population
1.01M
13.9M

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 417% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 13th and 6862nd ($3674 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 1.9 months in San Jose, United States compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. San Jose, United States ranked 9th best city to live in the United States vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 57th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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San Jose Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.2
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.6
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.02
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$6.07
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.37
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2518
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2244
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4974
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4085
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$275
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.3
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.65%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11099
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11117
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.5
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.5
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.64
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.98
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.9
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.75
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.55
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.28
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.62
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$113
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1894
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23974
$16590

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2799
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3305
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3220
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3085
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3610
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3094
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3159
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3010
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3228
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3288
36 km or 22 mi Union
$2986
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3584
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3433
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3442
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3578
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3118
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3085
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3527
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3804
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3473
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2981
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3091
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3672
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2931
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3023
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3293
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2851
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3224
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$2922
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3196
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3274
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2250
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3170
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3146

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