Hefei vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hefei	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$625	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1708	$2573
🏠 One person rent	$205	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$991	$822
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	22
😀 Quality of life	66	58
🏙️ Population	9.37M	1.96M

The cost of living in Hefei is 40% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 7405th and 5176th ($625 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th and 12th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hefei compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 3963rd and 5576th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Tijuana

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	Hefei	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.46	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$1158
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.4	$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$3302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2103	$2141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.9	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.57	$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.3	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.1	$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$237	$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8278	$2569

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$621
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$608
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$664
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$600
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$632
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$691
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$505
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$587
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$611
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$555
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$672
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$621
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$633
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$613
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$602
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$620
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$642
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$654
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$607
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$630
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$621
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$650
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$591
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$603
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$695
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$620
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$668
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$702
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$644
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$642
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$484
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$665

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$912
18 km or 11 mi	National	$2962
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3065
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3428
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2916
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$3043
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2898
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2964
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2930
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3124
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3279
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2917
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2834
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3199
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$880
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2637
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2945
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3109
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2732
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2763
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2936
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2578
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2764
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2698
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2677