Brisbane vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2323
$1276
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5585
$3034
🏠 One person rent
$1439
$593
🏘️ Family rent
$2525
$1048
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4313
$933
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
66
22
😀 Quality of life
97
62
🏙️ Population
2.71M
1.96M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 82% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 1241st and 4582nd ($2323 vs $1276) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 11th in Australia and Mexico, respectively. Check Australia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.7 months in Tijuana. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Tijuana ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 3rd and 5555th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Tijuana

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Brisbane Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.8
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.2
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.69
$3.35
☕ Cappuccino
$4.32
$4.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1733
$814
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1173
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3028
$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2142
$837
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.5
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.9
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.91%
12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8341
$3301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5970
$2878
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.24
$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$9.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.98
$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.3
$4.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.49
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.62
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.5
$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2164
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13265
$4868

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1825
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1992
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2341
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2530
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1863
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1838
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1720
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2672
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1883
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1720
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1273
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1643
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1642
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1995
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1855
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2354
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$2040
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1709
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2481
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2844
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1701
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1460
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1695
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1795
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2258
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1825
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$2015
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1816
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1905
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1493
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$2000
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1933
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1936
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2543
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1915
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1834
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1913

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