Changchun vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changchun	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$573	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1493	$2573
🏠 One person rent	$229	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$405	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.9	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$927	$822
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	73	22
😀 Quality of life	53	58
🏙️ Population	9.07M	1.96M

The cost of living in Changchun is 45% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 7971st and 5176th ($573 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 351st and 12th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Changchun compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Changchun ranked 47th best city to live in China vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 6079th and 5576th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changchun vs Tijuana

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	Changchun	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.8	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.9	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$191	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$1158
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$287	$737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.7	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.64%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2608	$3302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3942	$2141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.01	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.01	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.15	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.79	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.83	$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.57	$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.5	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.5	$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$274	$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8252	$2569

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Cities near Changchun

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Gongzhuling	$461
81 km or 50 mi	Dehui	$556
105 km or 65 mi	Siping	$524
109 km or 68 mi	Jilin	$553
112 km or 69 mi	Liaoyuan	$516
127 km or 79 mi	Panshi	$517
138 km or 86 mi	Fuyu	$573
143 km or 89 mi	Shuangliao	$509
148 km or 92 mi	Yushu	$582
150 km or 93 mi	Shulan	$558
157 km or 98 mi	Meihekou	$513
162 km or 100 mi	Huadian	$523
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaohe	$544
178 km or 111 mi	Kaiyuan	$514
193 km or 120 mi	Da'an	$545
210 km or 131 mi	Wuchang	$596
211 km or 131 mi	Diaobingshan	$508
211 km or 131 mi	Tieling	$520
235 km or 146 mi	Harbin	$653
238 km or 148 mi	Tongliao	$538
240 km or 149 mi	Baishan	$520
248 km or 154 mi	Zhaodong	$619
250 km or 155 mi	Fushun	$459
250 km or 155 mi	Taonan	$523
251 km or 156 mi	Dunhua	$560
263 km or 163 mi	Shangzhi	$606
267 km or 166 mi	Baicheng	$542
271 km or 169 mi	Linjiang	$500
274 km or 170 mi	Shenyang	$539
279 km or 173 mi	Anda	$596
287 km or 178 mi	Xinmin	$514
300 km or 187 mi	Daqing	$616
313 km or 194 mi	Benxi	$455
315 km or 196 mi	Dengta	$495
319 km or 198 mi	Ji'an	$493
335 km or 208 mi	Suihua	$664
337 km or 209 mi	Liaoyang	$500
343 km or 213 mi	Helong	$537
344 km or 214 mi	Ning'an	$658
345 km or 214 mi	Ulanhot	$532

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$912
18 km or 11 mi	National	$2962
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3065
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3428
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2916
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$3043
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2898
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2964
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2930
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3124
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3279
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2917
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2834
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3199
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$880
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2637
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2945
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3109
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2732
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2763
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2936
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2578
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2764
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2698
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2677