Amsterdam vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$2855
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$988
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	22
😀 Quality of life	96	63
🏙️ Population	921K	1.96M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 158% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 143rd and 4681st ($3118 vs $1210) 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 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 31st and 5591st 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	$21.3	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	12.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$3040
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$2330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$8.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$4.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$44.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$4593

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2178
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2589
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2230
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2568
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2256
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2235
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2718
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2222
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2414
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1514
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2581
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2228
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2011
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1860
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2082
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2318
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2070
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2154
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2187
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1986
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1992
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2058
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2107
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2164
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2100
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2087
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2238

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