Birmingham vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Birmingham	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2137	$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$2855
🏠 One person rent	$1237	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$1974	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$198	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3365	$988
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	22
😀 Quality of life	95	63
🏙️ Population	1.14M	1.96M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 77% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 1622nd and 4681st ($2137 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 9th in the United Kingdom and Mexico, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 48th and 5591st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Tijuana

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	Birmingham	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.83	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.58	$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1226	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$939	$467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1511	$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$310	$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.57%	12.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5209	$3040
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3967	$2330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.44	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.6	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$8.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.51	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$4.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.77	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$44.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.1	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1583	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18334	$4593

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1933
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1892
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1940
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1787
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1830
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1812
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1818
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1775
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1847
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1716
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1840
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1853
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2051
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1608
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2134
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1890
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1790
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1696
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1851
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1768
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1612
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1709
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1899
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1658
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1849
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1795
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1728
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1827
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1902
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1783
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1900
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1885
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1831
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1901

Cities near Tijuana

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