Beijing vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Beijing	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3071	$2567
🏠 One person rent	$596	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$1354	$902
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1802	$856
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	22
😀 Quality of life	77	58
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.96M

The cost of living in Beijing is 2% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 5141st and 5280th ($1067 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 11th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Beijing compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 763rd and 5480th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Tijuana

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	Beijing	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.04	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.94	$8.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$3.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$851	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$1127
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$741
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$56.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14636	$2860
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7425	$1715
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.07	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$6.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.28	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.57	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.63	$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.6	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.51	$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.9	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.8	$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$782	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23714	$2656

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$786
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$679
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$710
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$714
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$482
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$700
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$742
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$620
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$760
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$720
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$693
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$572
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$614
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$684
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$677
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$649
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$555
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$670
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$568
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$588
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$668
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$729
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$616
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$670
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$648
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$661
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$632
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$644
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$869

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$922
18 km or 11 mi	National	$2877
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$2973
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3346
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2775
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$2936
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2799
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2821
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2765
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$2853
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$2795
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2718
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2783
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$2926
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$912
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2579
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2886
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3006
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2650
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2717
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2828
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2587
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2789
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2653
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2644