Tianjin vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Tianjin	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$687	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2052	$4600
🏠 One person rent	$297	$1171
🏘️ Family rent	$636	$2026
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.1	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$958	$3578
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	90	34
😀 Quality of life	70	80
🏙️ Population	13.9M	543K

The cost of living in Tianjin is 65% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 6956th and 1962nd ($687 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 1679th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Tianjin compared to 1.8 months in Tucson. Tianjin ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Tucson ranked 156th in the United States, while ranked 2306th and 561st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tianjin vs Tucson

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	Tianjin	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.14	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$65.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.46	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.41	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$351	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$213	$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$826	$2008
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$485	$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.6	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.8	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.97	$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6085	$2596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2737	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.9	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.13	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.73	$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.18	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$3.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.8	$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.96	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.83	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.02	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.8	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.18	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.3	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$39	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$548	$1084
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18215	$15495

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Cities near Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$665
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$716
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$649
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$655
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$756
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$679
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$702
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$586
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1016
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$592
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$618
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$680
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$635
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$472
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$638
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$642
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$550
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$581
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$638
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$584
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$642
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$815
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$711
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$689
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$564
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$544
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$590
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$533
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$524
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$629
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$577
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$600
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$553
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$504
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$616

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2073
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2077
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$830
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2319
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2281
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2306
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2417
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2413
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2423
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2395
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2525
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2468
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2342
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2388
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2304
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$788
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2328
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2466
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$814
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1815
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1947
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2763
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2262