Amsterdam vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Amsterdam	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2545	$1184
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5759	$2873
🏠 One person rent	$1649	$508
🏘️ Family rent	$2742	$929
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3788	$944
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	95	22
😀 Quality of life	94	57
🏙️ Population	921K	1.96M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 115% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 612th and 4480th ($2545 vs $1184) 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 8th in Mexico, while ranked 37th and 5782nd 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	$18.4	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$9.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.35	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1693	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2979	$1219
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2298	$729
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.3	$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	11.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9157	$3013
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5939	$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$40.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.3	$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.73	$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$7.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$7.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.21	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$49.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1976	$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10734	$4103

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2001
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2465
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1647
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$1894
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1897
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1958
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2055
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2205
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$1939
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1501
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1796
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$1886
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1804
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1729
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2013
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1818
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1793
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1919
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1756
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1770
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1942
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1864
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1697
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1725
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1761
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1901
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1746
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1734
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1822
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1833

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