Suzhou vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Suzhou	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$868	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2829	$2573
🏠 One person rent	$312	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$768	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$326	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1146	$822
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	70	22
😀 Quality of life	68	58
🏙️ Population	12.7M	1.96M

The cost of living in Suzhou is 17% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 6198th and 5176th ($868 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th 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 Suzhou compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Suzhou ranked 26th best city to live in China vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 3351st and 5576th 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	$4.09	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.5	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.55	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.13	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.45	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$386	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1199	$1158
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.2	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.6	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6107	$3302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3223	$2141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.1	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.54	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.97	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.5	$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.32	$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.18	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.3	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.87	$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$75.8	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.5	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.6	$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1457	$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17431	$2569

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Cities near Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$700
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$645
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$670
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$665
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$573
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$670
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$657
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$695
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$602
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1097
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$702
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$631
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$643
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$984
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$654
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$636
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$701
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$644
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$650
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$805
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$607
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$603
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$643
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$716
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$644
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$621
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$620
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$642
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$592
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$672
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$708
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$746
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$665
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$621
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$590
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$691
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$613

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