Dongguan vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$1276
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2019
$3034
🏠 One person rent
$265
$593
🏘️ Family rent
$459
$1048
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$847
$933
😷 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 46% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 7308th and 4582nd ($694 vs $1276) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 11th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 0.7 months in Tijuana. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Tijuana ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 3241st and 5555th 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
$2.21
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$3.35
☕ Cappuccino
$2.6
$4.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$814
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$335
$837
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5717
$3301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$2878
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.98
$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$9.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$4.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.45
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25442
$4868

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620

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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