Tianjin vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Tianjin	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$687	$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2052	$4437
🏠 One person rent	$297	$1057
🏘️ Family rent	$636	$1765
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.1	$72.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$958	$3450
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	90	54
😀 Quality of life	70	85
🏙️ Population	13.9M	413K

The cost of living in Tianjin is 63% less expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 6956th and 2250th ($687 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 1871st 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 1.9 months in Tulsa. Tianjin ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Tulsa ranked 97th in the United States, while ranked 2306th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tianjin vs Tulsa

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	Tianjin	Tulsa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.14	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$59.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.46	$9.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$4.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.41	$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$351	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$213	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$826	$1762
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$485	$1411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.6	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.8	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.97	$66.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6085	$1849
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2737	$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.9	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.13	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.73	$3.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$5.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.18	$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.8	$9.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.96	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.83	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.02	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.8	$48.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.18	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.3	$98.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$39	$48.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75	$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$548	$1071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18215	$25283

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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 Tulsa

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Broken Arrow	$1885
20 km or 12 mi	Bixby	$1874
20 km or 13 mi	Owasso	$1864
21 km or 13 mi	Sapulpa	$1889
36 km or 22 mi	Claremore	$1855
67 km or 41 mi	Muskogee	$1629
69 km or 43 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
102 km or 63 mi	Stillwater	$1748
120 km or 75 mi	Ponca	$1671
126 km or 78 mi	Siloam Springs	$2015
126 km or 78 mi	Shawnee	$1855
146 km or 91 mi	Edmond	$1621
150 km or 93 mi	Midwest	$1861
154 km or 96 mi	Bella Vista	$2114
156 km or 97 mi	Del	$1878
157 km or 97 mi	Bentonville	$2206
160 km or 99 mi	Fayetteville	$1968
161 km or 100 mi	Springdale	$2015
161 km or 100 mi	Oklahoma City	$1832
163 km or 101 mi	Van Buren	$1702
163 km or 101 mi	Rogers	$1785
165 km or 103 mi	Joplin	$1896
166 km or 103 mi	Fort Smith	$1411
167 km or 104 mi	Moore	$1946
168 km or 104 mi	Norman	$1989
177 km or 110 mi	Enid	$1814
178 km or 110 mi	Yukon	$1824
180 km or 112 mi	Pittsburg	$1902
181 km or 112 mi	Mustang	$1862
197 km or 122 mi	Derby	$1846
213 km or 132 mi	Wichita	$1811
242 km or 151 mi	Ardmore	$1865
247 km or 153 mi	Branson	$1578
247 km or 153 mi	Newton	$1730
254 km or 158 mi	Emporia	$1337
256 km or 159 mi	Duncan	$1816
257 km or 159 mi	Nixa	$1689
264 km or 164 mi	Springfield	$1534
270 km or 168 mi	Russellville	$1438
271 km or 168 mi	Denison	$2205