Barcelona vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2087
$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4665
$2855
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$2065
$1004
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$397
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2248
$988
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
98
22
😀 Quality of life
90
63
🏙️ Population
1.7M
1.96M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 72% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 1764th and 4681st ($2087 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 9th in Spain and Mexico, respectively. Check Spain vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 229th and 5591st among best cities to live in the world.

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Barcelona Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1373
$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1063
$467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.22%
12.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6508
$3040
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4968
$2330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$8.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.04
$4.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.4
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$44.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15137
$4593

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1746
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1603
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1557
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1687
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1598
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1637
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1590
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1610
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1575
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1408
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1200
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1192
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1322
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1445
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1580
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1490
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1229
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1828
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1839
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1374
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1468
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1930
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1608
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1216
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1157
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1501
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1632
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1158
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1555
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1212
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1239
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1657
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1457
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1531
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1363
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2804
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1593
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1318
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1703

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi Imperial Beach
$2909
11 km or 6.9 mi Chula Vista
$2972
15 km or 9.5 mi Las Delicias
$1063
18 km or 11 mi National
$3013
21 km or 13 mi Rosarito Beach
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Coronado
$3195
23 km or 15 mi Lemon Grove
$2932
24 km or 15 mi San Diego
$3469
27 km or 17 mi La Mesa
$2943
30 km or 19 mi El Cajon
$2988
38 km or 24 mi Santee
$2887
42 km or 26 mi La Jolla
$2996
48 km or 30 mi Poway
$2922
62 km or 38 mi Encinitas
$3066
66 km or 41 mi Escondido
$3215
69 km or 43 mi San Marcos
$2931
76 km or 47 mi Carlsbad
$3252
77 km or 48 mi Vista
$2930
81 km or 50 mi Oceanside
$3274
84 km or 52 mi Ensenada
$903
96 km or 59 mi Fallbrook
$2873
109 km or 67 mi Temecula
$2681
115 km or 72 mi San Clemente
$2967
117 km or 73 mi Murrieta
$3049
119 km or 74 mi French Valley
$2715
121 km or 75 mi Wildomar
$2776
122 km or 76 mi Dana Point
$2994
123 km or 77 mi San Juan Capistrano
$3057
128 km or 80 mi Laguna Niguel
$3490
128 km or 80 mi Menifee
$2626
131 km or 82 mi Laguna Beach
$3075
131 km or 82 mi Lake Elsinore
$2671
134 km or 83 mi Mission Viejo
$3585
135 km or 84 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$3014
135 km or 84 mi Laguna Hills
$3037
135 km or 84 mi Hemet
$2742
138 km or 86 mi Aliso Viejo
$3450
138 km or 86 mi Lake Forest
$2539
139 km or 87 mi El Centro
$2751
140 km or 87 mi San Jacinto
$2642