Guangzhou vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$1276
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$3034
🏠 One person rent
$342
$593
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$1048
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$933
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
96
22
😀 Quality of life
77
62
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.96M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 38% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 6854th and 4582nd ($785 vs $1276) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 11th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.7 months in Tijuana. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Tijuana ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 1149th and 5555th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Tijuana

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Guangzhou Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$3.35
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$4.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$814
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$837
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$3301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$2878
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$9.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$4.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$4868

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

Cities near Tijuana

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