Birmingham vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Birmingham	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5157	$3053
🏠 One person rent	$1271	$616
🏘️ Family rent	$1934	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$416
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3699	$1025
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	96	22
😀 Quality of life	94	62
🏙️ Population	1.14M	1.96M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 71% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 1454th and 4578th ($2219 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th 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 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 41st and 5712th 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	$18.1	$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.95	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.89	$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1255	$768
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$964	$500
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2045	$1368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$315	$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.8	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.96%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5472	$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4260	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.99	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.2	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.94	$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.44	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.3	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.82	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.3	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1648	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21078	$4857

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1972
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1920
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1909
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1957
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1818
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1780
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1892
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1872
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1835
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1836
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1887
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1769
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1881
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1886
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1910
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2010
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1693
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$2006
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2163
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1902
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1861
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1742
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1871
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1770
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1627
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1754
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1838
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1733
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1900
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1833
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1730
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1749
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1519
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1912
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1942
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1841
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1921
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1928
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1891
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1894

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2933
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2995
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1141
18 km or 11 mi	National	$3053
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1138
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3220
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2995
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3507
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2963
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$3040
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2948
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$3033
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2995
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3243
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3261
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2995
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3245
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2976
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3251
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$968
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2927
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2676
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2963
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3070
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2758
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2815
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$3030
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3085
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3513
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2621
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$3122
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2669
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3544
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2980
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3027
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2767
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3449
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2554
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2752
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2667