Hong Kong vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hong Kong	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2737	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6793	$2573
🏠 One person rent	$1830	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$3856	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$232	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3804	$822
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	22
😀 Quality of life	88	58
🏙️ Population	7.41M	1.96M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 161% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 427th and 5176th ($2737 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hong Kong compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 248th and 5576th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Tijuana

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	Hong Kong	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.82	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.1	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.24	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.49	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.37	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2169	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1533	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4708	$1158
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3331	$737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.02%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$26276	$3302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16290	$2141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.3	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.26	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.3	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.2	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.1	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1052	$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22706	$2569

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2432
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$916
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$653
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1588
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$461
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$656
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$601
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$804
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$774
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$936
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$611
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$812
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$764
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$794
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$823
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$877
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$569
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$443
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$818
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$581
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$451
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$655
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$803
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$755
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$756
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$761
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$758
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$761
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$724
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$771
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$649
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$688
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$650
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$702
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$823
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$522
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$598

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