Amsterdam vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amsterdam	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2859	$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6482	$2567
🏠 One person rent	$1887	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$3118	$902
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4389	$856
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	95	22
😀 Quality of life	95	58
🏙️ Population	921K	1.96M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 172% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 252nd and 5280th ($2859 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th 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 25th and 5480th 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	$20	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.7	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$8.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$3.06
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.44	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1928	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3529	$1127
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2619	$741
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$56.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10663	$2860
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7824	$1715
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.81	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.7	$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.28	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.01	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$6.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.1	$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2462	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13828	$2656

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2064
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2373
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2076
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2180
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2072
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2088
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2184
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2228
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2375
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1412
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2094
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1991
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1821
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1782
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1897
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1831
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1891
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2027
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1994
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1661
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1841
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1886
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2006
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1827
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1845
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1750
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1865

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$922
18 km or 11 mi	National	$2877
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$2973
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3346
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2775
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$2936
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2799
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2821
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2765
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$2853
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$2795
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2718
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2783
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$2926
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$912
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2579
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2886
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3006
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2650
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2717
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2828
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2587
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2789
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2653
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2644