Auckland vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Auckland	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$1276
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4687	$3034
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$593
🏘️ Family rent	$1887	$1048
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$413
🚐 Transport expenses	$234	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3173	$933
😷 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 65% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 1745th and 4582nd ($2100 vs $1276) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th in New Zealand and Mexico, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Auckland compared to 0.7 months in Tijuana. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Tijuana ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 242nd and 5555th 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	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.1	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$3.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$4.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1140	$814
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1054	$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$837
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.45%	12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7981	$3301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5409	$2878
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$124	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.11	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$9.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.6	$4.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.4	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1100	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17894	$4868

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1752
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1553
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1745
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1530
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1424
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1239
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1660
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1259
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1475
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1261
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1400
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1653
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1647
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1503
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1395
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1709
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1440
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1803
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1751
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1869
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2003
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1469
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1705
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1800
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1567
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2232
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1507
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1282
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1911
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1844
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1851
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$891
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$910
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1095
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1995

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2984
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$3033
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1126
18 km or 11 mi	National	$3094
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1108
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3269
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$3023
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3486
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2997
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$3077
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2956
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$3065
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$3012
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3265
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3274
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$3008
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3269
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$3011
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3221
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$967
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2984
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2690
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2994
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3137
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2799
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2850
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$3051
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3075
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3492
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2646
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$3129
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2663
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3520
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2984
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3064
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2768
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3503
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2598
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2801
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2677