Birmingham vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Birmingham	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2004	$1184
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4769	$2873
🏠 One person rent	$1189	$508
🏘️ Family rent	$1948	$929
🍽️ Food expenses	$479	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$177	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3056	$944
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	95	22
😀 Quality of life	93	57
🏙️ Population	1.14M	1.96M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 69% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 1780th and 4480th ($2004 vs $1184) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 12th 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 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tijuana ranked 8th in Mexico, while ranked 58th and 5782nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Birmingham	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.6	$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.18	$9.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1103	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2219	$1219
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1470	$729
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.5	$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.95%	11.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4896	$3013
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3766	$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.1	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$40.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.6	$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$7.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$7.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.13	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.79	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.98	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$49.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.7	$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1501	$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18689	$4103

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1809
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1765
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1751
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1817
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1680
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1733
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1723
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1716
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1664
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1687
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1713
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1586
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1683
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1722
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1727
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2320
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1497
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1711
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$1969
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1831
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1688
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1603
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1751
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1675
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1472
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1588
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1797
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1654
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1761
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1737
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1497
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1674
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1564
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1784
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1785
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1675
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1653
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1815
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1966
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1673

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2851
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2969
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1032
18 km or 11 mi	National	$2907
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1029
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3051
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2844
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3427
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2868
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$2910
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2788
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2867
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2784
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$2879
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$2884
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2722
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3046
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2732
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3094
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$1027
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2709
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2597
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$3070
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3155
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2684
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2803
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2751
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2681
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$2461
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2637
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$2755
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2730
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3513
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2960
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$2957
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2879
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3180
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2944
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2687
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2684