Dongguan vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1882
$2855
🏠 One person rent
$263
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$1004
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$397
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.2
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$752
$988
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
69
22
😀 Quality of life
72
63
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.96M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 45% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 7341st and 4681st ($662 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 9th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 3389th and 5591st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Tijuana

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Dongguan Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.78
$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
12.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6823
$3040
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3488
$2330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.1
$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.04
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$8.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$4.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.87
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.97
$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$44.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$30
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21416
$4593

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi Imperial Beach
$2909
11 km or 6.9 mi Chula Vista
$2972
15 km or 9.5 mi Las Delicias
$1063
18 km or 11 mi National
$3013
21 km or 13 mi Rosarito Beach
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Coronado
$3195
23 km or 15 mi Lemon Grove
$2932
24 km or 15 mi San Diego
$3469
27 km or 17 mi La Mesa
$2943
30 km or 19 mi El Cajon
$2988
38 km or 24 mi Santee
$2887
42 km or 26 mi La Jolla
$2996
48 km or 30 mi Poway
$2922
62 km or 38 mi Encinitas
$3066
66 km or 41 mi Escondido
$3215
69 km or 43 mi San Marcos
$2931
76 km or 47 mi Carlsbad
$3252
77 km or 48 mi Vista
$2930
81 km or 50 mi Oceanside
$3274
84 km or 52 mi Ensenada
$903
96 km or 59 mi Fallbrook
$2873
109 km or 67 mi Temecula
$2681
115 km or 72 mi San Clemente
$2967
117 km or 73 mi Murrieta
$3049
119 km or 74 mi French Valley
$2715
121 km or 75 mi Wildomar
$2776
122 km or 76 mi Dana Point
$2994
123 km or 77 mi San Juan Capistrano
$3057
128 km or 80 mi Laguna Niguel
$3490
128 km or 80 mi Menifee
$2626
131 km or 82 mi Laguna Beach
$3075
131 km or 82 mi Lake Elsinore
$2671
134 km or 83 mi Mission Viejo
$3585
135 km or 84 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$3014
135 km or 84 mi Laguna Hills
$3037
135 km or 84 mi Hemet
$2742
138 km or 86 mi Aliso Viejo
$3450
138 km or 86 mi Lake Forest
$2539
139 km or 87 mi El Centro
$2751
140 km or 87 mi San Jacinto
$2642