Berlin vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Berlin	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2104	$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5039	$2567
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$2202	$902
🍽️ Food expenses	$534	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$288	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3287	$856
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	22
😀 Quality of life	95	58
🏙️ Population	3.76M	1.96M

The cost of living in Berlin is 100% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 1583rd and 5280th ($2104 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th in Germany and Mexico, respectively. Check Germany vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 23rd and 5480th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Tijuana

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	Berlin	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.5	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$8.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$3.06
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1178	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$855	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2408	$1127
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$741
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$56.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8742	$2860
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6444	$1715
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$6.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.43	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.4	$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.8	$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8961	$2656

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1739
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1783
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1775
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1739
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1786
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1730
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1717
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1780
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1739
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1690
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1752
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1737
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1671
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1687
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1713
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1734
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1714
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1574
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1692
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1469
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1393
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1261
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1386
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1387
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1396
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1345
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1513
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1390
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1470
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1372
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1386
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1349
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1365
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1169
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1384
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$931
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1387
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1369

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