Shijiazhuang vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Shijiazhuang	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$481	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1355	$2573
🏠 One person rent	$170	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$338	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$179	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.3	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$602	$822
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	31 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	71	22
😀 Quality of life	61	58
🏙️ Population	10.6M	1.96M

The cost of living in Shijiazhuang is 54% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 8748th and 5176th ($481 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 525th and 12th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Shijiazhuang ranked 39th best city to live in China vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 5094th and 5576th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shijiazhuang vs Tijuana

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	Shijiazhuang	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.66	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.48	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$380	$1158
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$254	$737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.15	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.42%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2300	$3302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1619	$2141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.4	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.75	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.45	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.69	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.47	$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.64	$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.74	$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.7	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.2	$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.01	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.5	$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$382	$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4785	$2569

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Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Gaocheng	$524
37 km or 23 mi	Xinle	$533
46 km or 29 mi	Jinzhou	$544
63 km or 39 mi	Xinji	$564
67 km or 42 mi	Dingzhou	$584
82 km or 51 mi	Anguo	$550
84 km or 52 mi	Yangquan	$553
92 km or 57 mi	Shenzhou	$581
108 km or 67 mi	Nangong	$600
109 km or 67 mi	Xingtai	$612
109 km or 68 mi	Jizhou	$590
109 km or 68 mi	Hengshui	$642
125 km or 78 mi	Baoding	$472
131 km or 82 mi	Shahe	$590
145 km or 90 mi	Hejian	$592
153 km or 95 mi	Wu'an	$587
157 km or 98 mi	Renqiu	$586
159 km or 99 mi	Handan	$610
161 km or 100 mi	Xinzhou	$555
170 km or 105 mi	Linqing	$574
172 km or 107 mi	Dezhou	$638
173 km or 108 mi	Taiyuan	$478
174 km or 108 mi	Yuanping	$550
181 km or 112 mi	Botou	$618
185 km or 115 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
203 km or 126 mi	Bazhou	$649
206 km or 128 mi	Gujiao	$492
206 km or 128 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
206 km or 128 mi	Cangzhou	$679
217 km or 135 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Liaocheng	$522
225 km or 140 mi	Yucheng	$577
228 km or 142 mi	Linzhou	$588
231 km or 144 mi	Shuozhou	$600
232 km or 144 mi	Huairen	$624
240 km or 149 mi	Laoling	$638
240 km or 149 mi	Changzhi	$726
249 km or 155 mi	Huanghua	$655
251 km or 156 mi	Datong	$703
251 km or 156 mi	Langfang	$716

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$912
18 km or 11 mi	National	$2962
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3065
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3428
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2916
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$3043
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2898
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2964
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2930
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3124
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3279
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2917
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2834
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3199
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$880
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2637
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2945
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3109
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2732
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2763
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2936
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2578
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2764
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2698
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2677