Seattle vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Seattle	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2908	$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7212	$2138
🏠 One person rent	$1829	$300
🏘️ Family rent	$3413	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$707	$250
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6392	$1012
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	80	90
😀 Quality of life	92	71
🏙️ Population	737K	13.9M

The cost of living in Seattle is 310% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 206th and 6862nd ($2908 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 168th 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 2.2 months in Seattle compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Seattle ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 102nd and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Seattle vs Tianjin

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	Seattle	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.3	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.2	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.02	$0.85
☕ Cappuccino	$5.61	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1947	$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1538	$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3856	$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2943	$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.4	$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7855	$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5704	$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$97.1	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.71	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.47	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.04	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.97	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.5	$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$183	$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.8	$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2227	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28179	$16590

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Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2512
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3091
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2301
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3229
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2784
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2489
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2743
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2821
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2655
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2512
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2491
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2819
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2449
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2172
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2569
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2348
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2655
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2774
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2417
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2576
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2307
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2534
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2435
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2609
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2577
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2263

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