Albuquerque vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Albuquerque	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2227	$1184
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5507	$2873
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$508
🏘️ Family rent	$2709	$929
🍽️ Food expenses	$610	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4282	$944
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	27	22
😀 Quality of life	79	57
🏙️ Population	565K	1.96M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 88% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 1221st and 4480th ($2227 vs $1184) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1095th and 12th 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 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Albuquerque ranked 116th best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 8th in Mexico, while ranked 525th and 5782nd 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	$16	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$106	$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$9.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.66	$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1432	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1078	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2625	$1219
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2364	$729
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.9	$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	11.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3560	$3013
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2784	$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.19	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$40.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.01	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.48	$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$7.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$7.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.44	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.98	$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$49.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1346	$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6035	$4103

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2165
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$1833
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2013
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2312
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2066
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2112
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1692
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1818
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1567
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1618
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1792
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1613
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1126
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1696
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2411
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1798
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2287
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1687
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2269
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2334
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2004
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1860
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1710
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$1916
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2340
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2324
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2355
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$881
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2096
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2368
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2078
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$2042
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2282
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2392
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2425
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2105
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2374
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2321
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2459

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2851
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2969
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1032
18 km or 11 mi	National	$2907
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1029
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3051
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2844
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3427
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2868
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$2910
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2788
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2867
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2784
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$2879
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$2884
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2722
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3046
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2732
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3094
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$1027
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2709
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2597
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$3070
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3155
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2684
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2803
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2751
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2681
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$2461
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2637
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$2755
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2730
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3513
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2960
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$2957
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2879
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3180
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2944
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2687
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2684