Chengdu vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chengdu	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$688	$1276
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1806	$3034
🏠 One person rent	$297	$593
🏘️ Family rent	$512	$1048
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$413
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1237	$933
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	89	22
😀 Quality of life	76	62
🏙️ Population	20.9M	1.96M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 46% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 7360th and 4582nd ($688 vs $1276) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 11th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chengdu compared to 0.7 months in Tijuana. Chengdu ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Tijuana ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 1238th and 5555th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Tijuana

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	Chengdu	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.83	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.7	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$3.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$4.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$390	$814
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$707	$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$837
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.8	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3816	$3301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1941	$2878
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.6	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.82	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$9.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$4.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.33	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.9	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.96	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.2	$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.4	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.8	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$325	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14789	$4868

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$641
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$635
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$615
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$600
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$640
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$629
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$600
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$631
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$647
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$579
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$643
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$549
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$612
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$614
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$587
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$598
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$563
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$608
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$701
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$625
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$629
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$588
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$575
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$615
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$618
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$625
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$616
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$595
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$631
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$640
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$630
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$629
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$605
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$618
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$697
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$577
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$606
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$602
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$594
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$594

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