Guangzhou vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guangzhou	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$758	$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1996	$2855
🏠 One person rent	$322	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$570	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$792	$988
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	97	22
😀 Quality of life	75	63
🏙️ Population	18.7M	1.96M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 37% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 6838th and 4681st ($758 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 9th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 2100th and 5591st 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	$2.82	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.46	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.08	$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$472	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$862	$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.4	$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	12.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9090	$3040
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3370	$2330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.76	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.16	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$8.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.34	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.85	$4.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.35	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.52	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.68	$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.5	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.25	$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$44.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.51	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$38.4	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.3	$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$349	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14783	$4593

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$589
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$662
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$829
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$777
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$518
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$662
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$827
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$878
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1746
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$608
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$816
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2414
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$766
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$818
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$892
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$809
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$765
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$941
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$766
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$780
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$773
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$750
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$579
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$669
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$451
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$726
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$897
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$454
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$589
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$693
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$546
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$634
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$574
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$598
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$622
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$697
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$677

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
18 km or 11 mi	National	$3013
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3195
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3469
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2943
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$2988
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2887
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2996
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2922
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3066
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3215
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2931
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2930
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3274
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$903
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2681
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2967
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3049
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2715
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2776
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2994
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2626
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2742
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2751
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2642