Boston vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Boston	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3680	$1276
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8143	$3034
🏠 One person rent	$2555	$593
🏘️ Family rent	$4103	$1048
🍽️ Food expenses	$749	$413
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6248	$933
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	22
😀 Quality of life	91	62
🏙️ Population	676K	1.96M

The cost of living in Boston is 188% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 27th and 4582nd ($3680 vs $1276) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 11th in the United States and Mexico, respectively. Check the United States vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Boston compared to 0.7 months in Tijuana. Boston ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 105th and 5555th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Tijuana

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	Boston	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.8	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.02	$3.35
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$4.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2870	$814
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2200	$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5120	$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3473	$837
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.3	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12808	$3301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6220	$2878
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.58	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.77	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$9.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.92	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.94	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.98	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$4.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$192	$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.4	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2859	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26444	$4868

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Cities near Boston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Cambridge	$3862
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Chelsea	$3168
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Somerville	$3685
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Everett	$3012
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Brookline	$3170
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Revere	$3028
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Malden	$3009
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Medford	$2712
10 km or 6.2 mi	Belmont	$3028
10 km or 6.2 mi	Arlington	$2977
10 km or 6.2 mi	Watertown	$3000
11 km or 6.9 mi	Melrose	$2914
12 km or 7.5 mi	Milton	$3038
12 km or 7.5 mi	Winchester	$2866
12 km or 7.7 mi	Newton	$2910
13 km or 7.8 mi	Saugus	$2866
13 km or 8.1 mi	Quincy	$3232
14 km or 8.6 mi	Stoneham	$2845
14 km or 8.9 mi	Waltham	$2886
15 km or 9.4 mi	Lynn	$2783
15 km or 9.5 mi	Woburn	$2759
16 km or 9.6 mi	Dedham	$2959
16 km or 10 mi	Needham	$2901
16 km or 10 mi	Lexington	$2794
16 km or 10 mi	Wakefield	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	Braintree	$3007
18 km or 11 mi	Weymouth	$3005
19 km or 12 mi	Reading	$2796
19 km or 12 mi	Hingham	$2963
20 km or 12 mi	Burlington	$2420
20 km or 13 mi	Wellesley	$2828
21 km or 13 mi	Norwood	$2906
22 km or 14 mi	Peabody	$2867
22 km or 14 mi	Randolph	$2923
22 km or 14 mi	Salem	$3022
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmington	$2636
23 km or 14 mi	Marblehead	$2855
23 km or 14 mi	Canton	$2900
25 km or 16 mi	Natick	$2890
26 km or 16 mi	Stoughton	$2890

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2984
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$3033
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1126
18 km or 11 mi	National	$3094
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1108
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3269
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$3023
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3486
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2997
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$3077
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2956
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$3065
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$3012
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3265
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3274
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$3008
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3269
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$3011
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3221
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$967
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2984
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2690
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2994
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3137
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2799
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2850
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$3051
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3075
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3492
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2646
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$3129
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2663
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3520
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2984
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3064
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2768
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3503
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2598
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2801
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2677