Amsterdam vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$2573
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$822
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	22
😀 Quality of life	95	58
🏙️ Population	921K	1.96M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 167% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 331st and 5176th ($2791 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in the Netherlands and Mexico, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 29th and 5576th 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	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$1158
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$3302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$2141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$2569

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$1944
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2291
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1937
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1957
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1995
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2251
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2081
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2180
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1357
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2199
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1861
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1760
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1651
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1829
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2105
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1823
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1893
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1941
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1613
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1764
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1813
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1851
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1999
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1739
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1862

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