Brisbane vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brisbane	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2491	$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5397	$2567
🏠 One person rent	$1506	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$2275	$902
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$280	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4184	$856
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	66	22
😀 Quality of life	97	58
🏙️ Population	2.36M	1.96M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 137% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 781st and 5280th ($2491 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th in Australia and Mexico, respectively. Check Australia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 15th and 5480th 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	$14	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.5	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$8.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$3.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1542	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1283	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2771	$1127
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1860	$741
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$56.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7907	$2860
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5572	$1715
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$145	$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.52	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$6.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.8	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.1	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.3	$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9531	$2656

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1877
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1925
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2141
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1754
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1289
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1615
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1833
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1815
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2286
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1997
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1732
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2472
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2801
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1674
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1500
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1532
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1748
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2393
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1746
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1303
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1717
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1816
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1397
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1829
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1822
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1805
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2397
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1800
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1758
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1876

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$922
18 km or 11 mi	National	$2877
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$2973
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3346
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2775
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$2936
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2799
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2821
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2765
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$2853
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$2795
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2718
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2783
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$2926
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$912
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2579
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2886
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3006
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2650
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2717
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2828
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2587
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2789
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2653
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2644