Shenyang vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Shenyang	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$575	$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1749	$3053
🏠 One person rent	$211	$616
🏘️ Family rent	$356	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$416
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.9	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$835	$1025
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	74	22
😀 Quality of life	70	62
🏙️ Population	9.07M	1.96M

The cost of living in Shenyang is 56% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 8176th and 4578th ($575 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 313th and 9th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Shenyang compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Shenyang ranked 29th best city to live in China vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 3872nd and 5712th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenyang vs Tijuana

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	Shenyang	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.88	$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.5	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.11	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$768
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$148	$500
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$372	$1368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$266	$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.5	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.9	$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.4	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.82%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2226	$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1276	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.4	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.65	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.02	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.25	$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.72	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.63	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.09	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.9	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.66	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.6	$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.57	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.8	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$481	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25508	$4857

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Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$483
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$522
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$545
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$454
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$507
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$534
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$447
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$537
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$504
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$541
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$562
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$523
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$543
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$540
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$560
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$536
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$534
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$544
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$590
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1574
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$477
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$568
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$562
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$534
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$559
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$514
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$542
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$599
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$540
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1540
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$578
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$607
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$588
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1560
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1539
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$523

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2933
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2995
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1141
18 km or 11 mi	National	$3053
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1138
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3220
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2995
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3507
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2963
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$3040
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2948
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$3033
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2995
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3243
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3261
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2995
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3245
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2976
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3251
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$968
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2927
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2676
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2963
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3070
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2758
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2815
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$3030
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3085
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3513
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2621
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$3122
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2669
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3544
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2980
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3027
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2767
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3449
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2554
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2752
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2667