Austin vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Austin	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2475	$1276
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5680	$3034
🏠 One person rent	$1530	$593
🏘️ Family rent	$2495	$1048
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$413
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5010	$933
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	65	22
😀 Quality of life	90	62
🏙️ Population	962K	1.96M

The cost of living in Austin is 94% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 932nd and 4582nd ($2475 vs $1276) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 806th and 11th 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 0.7 months in Tijuana. Austin ranked 46th best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 192nd and 5555th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Austin	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$3.35
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$4.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.34	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1888	$814
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3110	$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2018	$837
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.5	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5778	$3301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3142	$2878
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$9.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.52	$4.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.17	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$167	$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.8	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20982	$4868

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2058
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2149
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2168
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2110
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2125
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2120
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1857
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2105
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2093
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2070
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2071
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1950
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1843
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2066
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2003
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$1900
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2093
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1860
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2093
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2107
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2148
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2111
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2261
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2064
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2164
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2206
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2142
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$1916
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2025
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2316

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