Calgary vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$3053
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$616
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$416
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$1025
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	53	22
😀 Quality of life	90	62
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.96M

The cost of living in Calgary is 63% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 1716th and 4578th ($2118 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 9th in Canada and Mexico, respectively. Check Canada vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 209th and 5712th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Tijuana

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	Calgary	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$768
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$500
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$1368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$4857

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1801
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1841
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1775
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1878
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2315
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1773
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1815
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1956
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2187
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2156
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2544
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1899
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1701
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2241
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2470
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2046
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2677
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2054
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2074
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2526
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2460
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934

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