Hong Kong vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2753
$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6771
$2567
🏠 One person rent
$1851
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$3862
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$522
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$223
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4007
$856
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
100
22
😀 Quality of life
88
58
🏙️ Population
7.41M
1.96M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 162% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 379th and 5280th ($2753 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 205th and 5480th 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
$8.31
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.09
$8.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.51
$3.06
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.44
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2262
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1530
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4948
$1127
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3273
$741
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$56.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.4
$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$29105
$2860
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18561
$1715
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63
$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4
$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.8
$6.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.2
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.93
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$95
$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.4
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.4
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1053
$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22381
$2656

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$958
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$641
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1590
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$491
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$678
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$629
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$830
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$763
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1014
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$602
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$824
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$801
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$808
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$806
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$895
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$726
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$852
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$592
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$795
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$819
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$783
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$774
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$774
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$780
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$813
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$746
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$794
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$731
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$807
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$671
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$725
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$821
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$538
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$623

Cities near Tijuana

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi Imperial Beach
$2786
11 km or 6.9 mi Chula Vista
$2893
15 km or 9.5 mi Las Delicias
$922
18 km or 11 mi National
$2877
21 km or 13 mi Rosarito Beach
$922
22 km or 14 mi Coronado
$2973
23 km or 15 mi Lemon Grove
$2783
24 km or 15 mi San Diego
$3346
27 km or 17 mi La Mesa
$2775
30 km or 19 mi El Cajon
$2936
38 km or 24 mi Santee
$2799
42 km or 26 mi La Jolla
$2821
48 km or 30 mi Poway
$2765
62 km or 38 mi Encinitas
$2853
66 km or 41 mi Escondido
$2795
69 km or 43 mi San Marcos
$2718
76 km or 47 mi Carlsbad
$2997
77 km or 48 mi Vista
$2783
81 km or 50 mi Oceanside
$2926
84 km or 52 mi Ensenada
$912
96 km or 59 mi Fallbrook
$2767
109 km or 67 mi Temecula
$2579
115 km or 72 mi San Clemente
$2886
117 km or 73 mi Murrieta
$3006
119 km or 74 mi French Valley
$2650
121 km or 75 mi Wildomar
$2717
122 km or 76 mi Dana Point
$2828
123 km or 77 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2842
128 km or 80 mi Laguna Niguel
$3001
128 km or 80 mi Menifee
$2587
131 km or 82 mi Laguna Beach
$2928
131 km or 82 mi Lake Elsinore
$2654
134 km or 83 mi Mission Viejo
$3444
135 km or 84 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2950
135 km or 84 mi Laguna Hills
$3035
135 km or 84 mi Hemet
$2789
138 km or 86 mi Aliso Viejo
$3330
138 km or 86 mi Lake Forest
$3047
139 km or 87 mi El Centro
$2653
140 km or 87 mi San Jacinto
$2644