Quanzhou vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Quanzhou	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$666	$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1794	$2567
🏠 One person rent	$278	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$393	$902
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.4	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$831	$856
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	53	22
😀 Quality of life	50	58
🏙️ Population	8.78M	1.96M

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 37% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 7155th and 5280th ($666 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 142nd and 11th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Quanzhou compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Quanzhou ranked 57th best city to live in China vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 6224th and 5480th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quanzhou vs Tijuana

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	Quanzhou	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.47	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.38	$8.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$3.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$193	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$425	$1127
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$327	$741
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.1	$56.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.92	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2834	$2860
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1563	$1715
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20	$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.41	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$6.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.71	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.31	$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.2	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.27	$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.5	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.14	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$469	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22902	$2656

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Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$654
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$821
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$807
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$661
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$706
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$713
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$642
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$673
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$683
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$841
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$931
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$698
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$761
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$818
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$864
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$592
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$828
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$707
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$605
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$795
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$868
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$841
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$691
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1060
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1158
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$726
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$1028
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$745
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$643
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$801
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$719
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$813
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$716
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$634
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$776
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$636
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$618
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$1014

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