Dongguan vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$589
$1184
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$181
$508
🏘️ Family rent
$367
$929
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$409
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$838
$944
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
69
22
😀 Quality of life
71
57
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.96M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 50% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 7769th and 4480th ($589 vs $1184) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 350th 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 Dongguan compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Dongguan ranked 12th best city to live in China vs Tijuana ranked 8th in Mexico, while ranked 2370th and 5782nd 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
$2.08
$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$9.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$3.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$1219
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$729
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.62
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.09%
11.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5578
$3013
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3231
$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$40.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.2
$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$7.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$7.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.81
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.21
$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$49.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16599
$4103

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$742
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$575
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$837
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$481
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$812
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$618
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2410
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2614
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1565
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$781
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$891
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$816
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$791
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1083
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$830
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$856
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$876
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$774
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$738
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$824
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$785
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$716
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$799
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$588
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$752
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$831
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$857
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$812
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$806
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$777
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$735
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$525
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$719
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$584
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$530
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$596
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$611

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi Imperial Beach
$2851
11 km or 6.9 mi Chula Vista
$2969
15 km or 9.5 mi Las Delicias
$1032
18 km or 11 mi National
$2907
21 km or 13 mi Rosarito Beach
$1029
22 km or 14 mi Coronado
$3051
23 km or 15 mi Lemon Grove
$2844
24 km or 15 mi San Diego
$3427
27 km or 17 mi La Mesa
$2868
30 km or 19 mi El Cajon
$2910
38 km or 24 mi Santee
$2788
42 km or 26 mi La Jolla
$2867
48 km or 30 mi Poway
$2784
62 km or 38 mi Encinitas
$2879
66 km or 41 mi Escondido
$2884
69 km or 43 mi San Marcos
$2722
76 km or 47 mi Carlsbad
$3046
77 km or 48 mi Vista
$2732
81 km or 50 mi Oceanside
$3094
84 km or 52 mi Ensenada
$1027
96 km or 59 mi Fallbrook
$2709
109 km or 67 mi Temecula
$2597
115 km or 72 mi San Clemente
$3070
117 km or 73 mi Murrieta
$3155
119 km or 74 mi French Valley
$2684
121 km or 75 mi Wildomar
$2803
122 km or 76 mi Dana Point
$2751
123 km or 77 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2681
128 km or 80 mi Laguna Niguel
$2461
128 km or 80 mi Menifee
$2637
131 km or 82 mi Laguna Beach
$2755
131 km or 82 mi Lake Elsinore
$2730
134 km or 83 mi Mission Viejo
$3513
135 km or 84 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2960
135 km or 84 mi Laguna Hills
$2957
135 km or 84 mi Hemet
$2879
138 km or 86 mi Aliso Viejo
$3180
138 km or 86 mi Lake Forest
$2944
139 km or 87 mi El Centro
$2687
140 km or 87 mi San Jacinto
$2684