Seattle vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Seattle Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3183
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7493
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$1996
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$3450
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$789
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6618
$1162
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
80
81
😀 Quality of life
91
74
🏙️ Population
737K
13.9M

The cost of living in Seattle is 367% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 126th and 7400th ($3183 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 94th 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 2.1 months in Seattle compared to 1.7 months in Tianjin. Seattle ranked 33rd best city to live in the United States vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 147th and 2024th 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
$20.5
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.5
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.95
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$6.46
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.94
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2109
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1647
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3900
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2895
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.8
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7971
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5180
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$117
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.33
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.97
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.6
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.72
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.43
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.2
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.09
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.3
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.92
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.8
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.7
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.8
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$167
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.5
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.5
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2124
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30033
$16559

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Cities near Seattle

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2843
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$3012
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2648
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2678
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2827
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2782
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2621
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3602
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2749
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2783
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2734
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2884
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2728
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2797
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2637
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2736
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2479
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2775
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2714
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2542
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2617
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2709
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2342
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2727
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2429
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2722
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2822
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2670
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2576
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2661
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2378
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2616
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2592
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2690
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2773
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2475
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2580
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2765
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2098

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