Shenzhen vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$939
$1184
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2825
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$484
$508
🏘️ Family rent
$1181
$929
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$409
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.2
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1524
$944
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
96
22
😀 Quality of life
80
57
🏙️ Population
17.5M
1.96M

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 21% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 5744th and 4480th ($939 vs $1184) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 12th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Shenzhen compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Shenzhen ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Tijuana ranked 8th in Mexico, while ranked 460th and 5782nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Shenzhen Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.46
$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$9.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$3.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.69
$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$650
$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1719
$1219
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$954
$729
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.6%
11.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12768
$3013
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7264
$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.6
$40.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.56
$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$7.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$7.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.97
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.64
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.98
$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.2
$49.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.4
$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24305
$4103

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi Imperial Beach
$2851
11 km or 6.9 mi Chula Vista
$2969
15 km or 9.5 mi Las Delicias
$1032
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$2907
21 km or 13 mi Rosarito Beach
$1029
22 km or 14 mi Coronado
$3051
23 km or 15 mi Lemon Grove
$2844
24 km or 15 mi San Diego
$3427
27 km or 17 mi La Mesa
$2868
30 km or 19 mi El Cajon
$2910
38 km or 24 mi Santee
$2788
42 km or 26 mi La Jolla
$2867
48 km or 30 mi Poway
$2784
62 km or 38 mi Encinitas
$2879
66 km or 41 mi Escondido
$2884
69 km or 43 mi San Marcos
$2722
76 km or 47 mi Carlsbad
$3046
77 km or 48 mi Vista
$2732
81 km or 50 mi Oceanside
$3094
84 km or 52 mi Ensenada
$1027
96 km or 59 mi Fallbrook
$2709
109 km or 67 mi Temecula
$2597
115 km or 72 mi San Clemente
$3070
117 km or 73 mi Murrieta
$3155
119 km or 74 mi French Valley
$2684
121 km or 75 mi Wildomar
$2803
122 km or 76 mi Dana Point
$2751
123 km or 77 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2681
128 km or 80 mi Laguna Niguel
$2461
128 km or 80 mi Menifee
$2637
131 km or 82 mi Laguna Beach
$2755
131 km or 82 mi Lake Elsinore
$2730
134 km or 83 mi Mission Viejo
$3513
135 km or 84 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2960
135 km or 84 mi Laguna Hills
$2957
135 km or 84 mi Hemet
$2879
138 km or 86 mi Aliso Viejo
$3180
138 km or 86 mi Lake Forest
$2944
139 km or 87 mi El Centro
$2687
140 km or 87 mi San Jacinto
$2684