Austin vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Austin	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2416	$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5487	$2855
🏠 One person rent	$1511	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$2463	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4904	$988
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	66	22
😀 Quality of life	92	63
🏙️ Population	962K	1.96M

The cost of living in Austin is 100% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 1002nd and 4681st ($2416 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 879th and 9th in the United States and Mexico, respectively. Check the United States vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Austin compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Austin ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 151st and 5591st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Tijuana

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	Austin	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.79	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1903	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3088	$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.9	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	12.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$3040
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3258	$2330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.21	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$8.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$4.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$44.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1317	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21266	$4593

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2148
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2241
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2222
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2188
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2215
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2210
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2022
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2178
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2164
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2136
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2023
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1993
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2169
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1900
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2279
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2220
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2020
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2154
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1828
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2216
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2094
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2185
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2186
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2240
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2177
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2184
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2190
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2240
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2095
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2155
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

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