Shaoyang vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Shaoyang	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$603	$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1608	$2855
🏠 One person rent	$227	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$387	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$76	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$671	$988
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	24	22
😀 Quality of life	45	63
🏙️ Population	6.56M	1.96M

The cost of living in Shaoyang is 50% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 7790th and 4681st ($603 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 167th and 9th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Shaoyang compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Shaoyang ranked 264th best city to live in China vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 7090th and 5591st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shaoyang vs Tijuana

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	Shaoyang	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.74	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.71	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.58	$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.5	$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	12.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2906	$3040
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2199	$2330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.6	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.6	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$8.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$4.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.22	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.08	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.83	$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.5	$44.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.19	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.3	$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$343	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10279	$4593

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Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$564
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$634
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$622
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$571
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$527
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$569
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$571
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$592
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$487
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$537
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$750
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$568
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$612
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$546
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$511
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$595
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$765
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$547
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$618
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$766
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$548
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$593
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$587
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$660
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$534
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$596
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$590
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$897
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$574
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$558
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599

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