Brasilia vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brasilia	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$928	$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2464	$3053
🏠 One person rent	$415	$616
🏘️ Family rent	$714	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$416
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$570	$1025
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	28	22
😀 Quality of life	62	62
🏙️ Population	3M	1.96M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 28% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 6162nd and 4578th ($928 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 9th in Brazil and Mexico, respectively. Check Brazil vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Brasilia compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Brasilia ranked 16th best city to live in Brazil vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 5658th and 5712th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Tijuana

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	Brasilia	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.88	$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.1	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.86	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$488	$768
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$500
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$899	$1368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.5	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.3	$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.8	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.71%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2606	$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.2	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.62	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.66	$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.46	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.13	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.9	$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.56	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.3	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$617	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17134	$4857

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$758
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$567
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$724
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$839
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$697
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$709
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$693
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$673
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$633
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$664
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$710
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$630
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$664
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$642
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$586
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$588
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$620
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$690
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$668
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$661
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$615
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$642
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$637
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$590
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$640
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$598
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$685
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$684
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$444
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$609
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$653
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$602
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$662
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$626
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$654
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$760
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$708
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$629
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$675

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