Bangalore vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangalore	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1429	$2573
🏠 One person rent	$219	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$528	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.8	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1153	$822
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	74	22
😀 Quality of life	68	58
🏙️ Population	12.3M	1.96M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 49% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 8398th and 5176th ($533 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 12th in India and Mexico, respectively. Check India vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Bangalore compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Bangalore ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 3159th and 5576th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Tijuana

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	Bangalore	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$1158
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.5	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2065	$3302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$2141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.4	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.64	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.6	$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3404	$2569

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$351
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$375
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$346
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$311
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$304
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$258
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$354
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$295
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$304
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$300
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$315
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$355
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$339
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$342
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$292
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$360
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$306
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$344
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$325
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$272
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$316
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$302
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$412
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$359
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$366
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$514
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$280
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$294
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$349
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$310
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$346
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$383
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$338
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$359
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$306
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357

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