Tianjin vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Tianjin	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$687	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2052	$2573
🏠 One person rent	$297	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$636	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.1	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$958	$822
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	90	22
😀 Quality of life	70	58
🏙️ Population	13.9M	1.96M

The cost of living in Tianjin is 34% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 6956th and 5176th ($687 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 12th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Tianjin compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Tianjin ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 2306th and 5576th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tianjin vs Tijuana

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	Tianjin	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.14	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.46	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.41	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$351	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$213	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$826	$1158
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$485	$737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.6	$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.8	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.97	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6085	$3302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2737	$2141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.9	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.13	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.73	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.18	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.8	$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.96	$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.83	$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.02	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.8	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.18	$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.3	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$39	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75	$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$548	$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18215	$2569

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$665
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$716
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$649
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$655
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$756
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$679
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$702
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$586
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1016
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$592
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$618
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$680
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$635
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$472
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$638
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$642
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$550
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$581
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$638
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$584
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$642
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$815
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$711
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$689
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$564
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$544
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$590
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$533
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$524
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$629
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$577
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$600
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$553
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$504
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$616

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