Dongguan vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$3053
🏠 One person rent
$259
$616
🏘️ Family rent
$448
$1076
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.6
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$777
$1025
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
67
22
😀 Quality of life
71
62
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.96M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 49% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 7469th and 4578th ($666 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 9th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 3662nd and 5712th 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
$2.36
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$768
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$500
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$1368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6553
$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3642
$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22205
$4857

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi Imperial Beach
$2933
11 km or 6.9 mi Chula Vista
$2995
15 km or 9.5 mi Las Delicias
$1141
18 km or 11 mi National
$3053
21 km or 13 mi Rosarito Beach
$1138
22 km or 14 mi Coronado
$3220
23 km or 15 mi Lemon Grove
$2995
24 km or 15 mi San Diego
$3507
27 km or 17 mi La Mesa
$2963
30 km or 19 mi El Cajon
$3040
38 km or 24 mi Santee
$2948
42 km or 26 mi La Jolla
$3033
48 km or 30 mi Poway
$2995
62 km or 38 mi Encinitas
$3243
66 km or 41 mi Escondido
$3261
69 km or 43 mi San Marcos
$2995
76 km or 47 mi Carlsbad
$3245
77 km or 48 mi Vista
$2976
81 km or 50 mi Oceanside
$3251
84 km or 52 mi Ensenada
$968
96 km or 59 mi Fallbrook
$2927
109 km or 67 mi Temecula
$2676
115 km or 72 mi San Clemente
$2963
117 km or 73 mi Murrieta
$3070
119 km or 74 mi French Valley
$2758
121 km or 75 mi Wildomar
$2815
122 km or 76 mi Dana Point
$3030
123 km or 77 mi San Juan Capistrano
$3085
128 km or 80 mi Laguna Niguel
$3513
128 km or 80 mi Menifee
$2621
131 km or 82 mi Laguna Beach
$3122
131 km or 82 mi Lake Elsinore
$2669
134 km or 83 mi Mission Viejo
$3544
135 km or 84 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2980
135 km or 84 mi Laguna Hills
$3027
135 km or 84 mi Hemet
$2767
138 km or 86 mi Aliso Viejo
$3449
138 km or 86 mi Lake Forest
$2554
139 km or 87 mi El Centro
$2752
140 km or 87 mi San Jacinto
$2667