Austin vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$2573
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$822
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	65	22
😀 Quality of life	90	58
🏙️ Population	962K	1.96M

The cost of living in Austin is 134% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 858th and 5176th ($2455 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th and 12th 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 2.1 months in Austin compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 142nd and 5576th 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	$17.5	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$1158
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$3302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$2141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$2569

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$912
18 km or 11 mi	National	$2962
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3065
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3428
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2916
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$3043
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2898
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2964
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2930
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3124
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3279
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2917
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2834
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3199
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$880
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2637
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2945
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3109
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2732
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2763
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2936
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2578
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2764
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2698
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2677