Suzhou vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Suzhou Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2291
$3053
🏠 One person rent
$276
$616
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$1076
🍽️ Food expenses
$289
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$983
$1025
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
65
22
😀 Quality of life
72
62
🏙️ Population
12.7M
1.96M

The cost of living in Suzhou is 40% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 6833rd and 4578th ($782 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 9th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Suzhou compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Suzhou ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 3150th and 5712th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Suzhou vs Tijuana

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Suzhou Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$3.45
$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$379
$768
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$161
$500
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$1368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.7
$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.7
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.65%
12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6055
$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2903
$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.2
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.54
$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.31
$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.29
$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.36
$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.55
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.1
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.1
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.8
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.9
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.5
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$903
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17664
$4857

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$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623

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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