Auckland vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$3053
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$616
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$416
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$1025
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	32	22
😀 Quality of life	89	62
🏙️ Population	1.47M	1.96M

The cost of living in Auckland is 66% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 1604th and 4578th ($2156 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th in New Zealand and Mexico, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 240th and 5712th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Tijuana

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	Auckland	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.5	$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$768
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$500
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$1368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$4857

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1778
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1646
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1474
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1261
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1740
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1393
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1523
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1528
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1605
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1696
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1518
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1359
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1788
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2037
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1533
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1325
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1787
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1894
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1623
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2303
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1579
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1318
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1928
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1865
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$879
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$857
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1039
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1997

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