Changsha vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changsha	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$577	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1727	$2573
🏠 One person rent	$190	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$504	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.9	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$796	$822
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	22
😀 Quality of life	68	58
🏙️ Population	10M	1.96M

The cost of living in Changsha is 45% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 7932nd and 5176th ($577 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 335th and 12th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Changsha ranked 21st best city to live in China vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 3100th and 5576th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Tijuana

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	Changsha	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$1158
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.5	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2062	$3302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5493	$2141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.9	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.36	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.1	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.47	$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.04	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.4	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8619	$2569

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Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$582
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$570
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$586
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$563
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$579
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$596
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$590
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$569
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$590
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$480
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$549
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$533
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$564
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$591
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$635
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$600
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$609
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$591
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$556
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$724
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$561
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$619
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$645
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$506
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$656
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$679
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$638
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$600
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$660
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$613
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$558

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