Albuquerque vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Albuquerque	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1964	$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4905	$2855
🏠 One person rent	$1128	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3901	$988
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	27	22
😀 Quality of life	84	63
🏙️ Population	565K	1.96M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 62% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 2114th and 4681st ($1964 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1690th and 9th in the United States and Mexico, respectively. Check the United States vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Albuquerque ranked 149th best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 484th and 5591st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Tijuana

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	Albuquerque	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.1	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.94	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.04	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1041	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1917	$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1672	$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.6	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	12.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2482	$3040
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2176	$2330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$8.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.9	$4.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.76	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.67	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$44.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1469	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29106	$4593

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2054
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2204
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2235
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2407
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2245
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2514
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1750
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1896
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1602
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1784
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1809
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1778
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$945
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1842
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2353
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1880
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2385
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1820
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2377
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2430
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$2024
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1912
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2263
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2466
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2520
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1940
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2617
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2447
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2417
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2084
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2537
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2321
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2332

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
18 km or 11 mi	National	$3013
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3195
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3469
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2943
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$2988
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2887
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2996
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2922
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3066
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3215
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2931
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2930
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3274
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$903
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2681
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2967
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3049
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2715
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2776
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2994
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2626
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2742
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2751
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2642