Guangzhou vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$1184
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$333
$508
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$929
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$409
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$944
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
97
22
😀 Quality of life
75
57
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.96M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 37% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 6607th and 4480th ($742 vs $1184) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 12th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Tijuana ranked 8th in Mexico, while ranked 955th and 5782nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$9.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$3.96
 Cappuccino
$3.46
$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$1219
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$729
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
11.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$3013
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$40.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$21.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$7.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$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
$3.89
$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$49.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$4103

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

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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