Dongguan vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$2567
🏠 One person rent
$257
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$856
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
69
22
😀 Quality of life
69
58
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.96M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 35% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 7055th and 5280th ($678 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 11th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 3115th and 5480th 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
$2.12
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$8.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$3.06
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$1127
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$741
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$56.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$2860
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$1715
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$6.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$2656

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi Imperial Beach
$2786
11 km or 6.9 mi Chula Vista
$2893
15 km or 9.5 mi Las Delicias
$922
18 km or 11 mi National
$2877
21 km or 13 mi Rosarito Beach
$922
22 km or 14 mi Coronado
$2973
23 km or 15 mi Lemon Grove
$2783
24 km or 15 mi San Diego
$3346
27 km or 17 mi La Mesa
$2775
30 km or 19 mi El Cajon
$2936
38 km or 24 mi Santee
$2799
42 km or 26 mi La Jolla
$2821
48 km or 30 mi Poway
$2765
62 km or 38 mi Encinitas
$2853
66 km or 41 mi Escondido
$2795
69 km or 43 mi San Marcos
$2718
76 km or 47 mi Carlsbad
$2997
77 km or 48 mi Vista
$2783
81 km or 50 mi Oceanside
$2926
84 km or 52 mi Ensenada
$912
96 km or 59 mi Fallbrook
$2767
109 km or 67 mi Temecula
$2579
115 km or 72 mi San Clemente
$2886
117 km or 73 mi Murrieta
$3006
119 km or 74 mi French Valley
$2650
121 km or 75 mi Wildomar
$2717
122 km or 76 mi Dana Point
$2828
123 km or 77 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2842
128 km or 80 mi Laguna Niguel
$3001
128 km or 80 mi Menifee
$2587
131 km or 82 mi Laguna Beach
$2928
131 km or 82 mi Lake Elsinore
$2654
134 km or 83 mi Mission Viejo
$3444
135 km or 84 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2950
135 km or 84 mi Laguna Hills
$3035
135 km or 84 mi Hemet
$2789
138 km or 86 mi Aliso Viejo
$3330
138 km or 86 mi Lake Forest
$3047
139 km or 87 mi El Centro
$2653
140 km or 87 mi San Jacinto
$2644