Austin vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Austin	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2473	$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5974	$2567
🏠 One person rent	$1613	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$3016	$902
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5652	$856
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	66	22
😀 Quality of life	91	58
🏙️ Population	962K	1.96M

The cost of living in Austin is 136% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 812th and 5280th ($2473 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 724th 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 2.3 months in Austin compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 116th and 5480th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Austin	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$8.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$3.06
☕ Cappuccino	$5.5	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1307	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4136	$1127
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2445	$741
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$56.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4709	$2860
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2939	$1715
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.6	$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.29	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$6.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.91	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1453	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21741	$2656

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2145
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2250
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2194
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2226
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2177
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2006
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2172
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2155
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2186
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2194
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1890
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2071
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1764
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2223
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2231
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2129
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2137
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1798
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2143
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2145
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2156
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2248
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2080
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2158
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2189
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2101
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2003
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2035
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2299

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