Beijing vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Beijing	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$1276
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2811	$3034
🏠 One person rent	$648	$593
🏘️ Family rent	$1139	$1048
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$413
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$769	$933
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	22
😀 Quality of life	73	62
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.96M

The cost of living in Beijing is 13% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 4987th and 4582nd ($1108 vs $1276) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 11th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Beijing compared to 0.7 months in Tijuana. Beijing ranked 14th best city to live in China vs Tijuana ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 2361st and 5555th 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	$4.47	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.19	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$3.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.27	$4.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$965	$814
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$510	$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1738	$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$909	$837
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.5	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.19%	12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12536	$3301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6136	$2878
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.5	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.6	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.76	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$9.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.67	$4.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.65	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.3	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.12	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.74	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.6	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$621	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25910	$4868

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$740
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$764
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$800
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$666
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$666
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$682
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$697
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$480
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$672
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$720
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$680
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$576
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$722
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$623
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$645
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$541
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$556
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$648
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$645
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$574
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$525
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$541
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$646
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$541
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$539
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$541
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$480
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$599
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$521
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$789
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$522
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$589
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$511
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$676
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$684
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$634
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$579
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$665
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$759

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2984
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$3033
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1126
18 km or 11 mi	National	$3094
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1108
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3269
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$3023
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3486
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2997
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$3077
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2956
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$3065
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$3012
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3265
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3274
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$3008
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3269
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$3011
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3221
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$967
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2984
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2690
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2994
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3137
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2799
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2850
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$3051
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3075
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3492
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2646
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$3129
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2663
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3520
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2984
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3064
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2768
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3503
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2598
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2801
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2677