Baltimore vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Baltimore	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2223	$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5088	$2567
🏠 One person rent	$1375	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$2305	$902
🍽️ Food expenses	$577	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4221	$856
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	98	22
😀 Quality of life	91	58
🏙️ Population	586K	1.96M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 112% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 1330th and 5280th ($2223 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1167th 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 1.9 months in Baltimore compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Baltimore ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 121st and 5480th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Tijuana

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	Baltimore	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.8	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$8.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.46	$3.06
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1464	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2707	$1127
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1912	$741
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$56.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$78.4	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.68%	11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2078	$2860
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1797	$1715
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.5	$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$6.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.77	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.2	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.8	$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.8	$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1294	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17290	$2656

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2363
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2498
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2664
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2887
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2405
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2693
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2917
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2619
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2417
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2537
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2505
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2701
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2626
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3139
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2890
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2775
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2982
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2281
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2675
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2279
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2575
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2447
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1948
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2777
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2807
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2238
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2091
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3236
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$1992
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2504
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2193
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2599
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1975
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$1955

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