Amsterdam vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Amsterdam	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3203	$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7246	$3053
🏠 One person rent	$2108	$616
🏘️ Family rent	$3473	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$661	$416
🚐 Transport expenses	$259	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5294	$1025
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	22
😀 Quality of life	96	62
🏙️ Population	921K	1.96M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 147% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 126th and 4578th ($3203 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in the Netherlands and Mexico, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 13th and 5712th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Tijuana

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	Amsterdam	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.2	$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.4	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.09	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.03	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2237	$768
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1767	$500
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3877	$1368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2931	$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$298	$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.1	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11192	$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7947	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.78	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.38	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.59	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.68	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.48	$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.8	$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.4	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2472	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21156	$4857

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2223
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2822
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2440
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2636
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2383
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2338
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2669
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2348
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2457
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1512
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2172
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2701
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2389
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2058
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2637
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1848
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2136
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2721
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2360
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2106
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2119
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2260
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2189
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$2002
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2094
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2055
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2200
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2132
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2206
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2340

Cities near Tijuana

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