Austin vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Austin	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2590	$1184
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6302	$2873
🏠 One person rent	$1683	$508
🏘️ Family rent	$3179	$929
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5536	$944
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	66	22
😀 Quality of life	90	57
🏙️ Population	962K	1.96M

The cost of living in Austin is 119% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 548th and 4480th ($2590 vs $1184) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 492nd 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 20th best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 8th in Mexico, while ranked 126th and 5782nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Austin	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.7	$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$9.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.82	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1988	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1357	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4238	$1219
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2575	$729
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.76%	11.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7634	$3013
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2615	$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.8	$40.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.99	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$7.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.33	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8	$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.58	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.04	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$49.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1599	$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21605	$4103

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2179
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2095
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2191
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2190
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2150
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2146
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2093
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2175
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2146
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$1989
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1902
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2013
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2158
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2146
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2066
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2219
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1925
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2186
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1829
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2071
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2220
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2136
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$1988
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2737
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2108
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1801
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2148
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2128
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2126
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2149
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2129
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2221
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2199
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2118
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2143
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2306
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2141
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2055
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2107
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2338

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2851
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2969
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1032
18 km or 11 mi	National	$2907
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1029
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3051
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2844
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3427
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2868
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$2910
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2788
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2867
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2784
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$2879
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$2884
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2722
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3046
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2732
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3094
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$1027
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2709
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2597
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$3070
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3155
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2684
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2803
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2751
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2681
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$2461
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2637
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$2755
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2730
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3513
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2960
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$2957
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2879
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3180
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2944
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2687
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2684