Cali vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cali	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$720	$1184
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1853	$2873
🏠 One person rent	$273	$508
🏘️ Family rent	$469	$929
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$445	$944
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	45	22
😀 Quality of life	53	57
🏙️ Population	2.47M	1.96M

The cost of living in Cali is 39% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 6693rd and 4480th ($720 vs $1184) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 12th in Colombia and Mexico, respectively. Check Colombia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Cali compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Tijuana ranked 8th in Mexico, while ranked 6111th and 5782nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Tijuana

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	Cali	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.67	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.66	$9.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$188	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$529	$1219
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$339	$729
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.2	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.8	$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	11.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1167	$3013
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1105	$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19	$40.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$7.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$7.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.92	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.1	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.5	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.78	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$49.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.4	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.6	$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6394	$4103

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$648
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$552
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$493
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$455
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$507
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$551
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$639
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$567
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$639
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$525
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$416
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$727
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$416
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$649
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$511
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$433
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$724
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$883
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$533
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$515
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$812
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$867
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$530
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$645
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$778
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$536
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$511
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$612
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$851
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$617
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$597
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$592
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$594
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$775
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$624
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$612
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$649
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$570
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$638
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$633

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2851
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2969
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1032
18 km or 11 mi	National	$2907
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1029
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3051
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2844
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3427
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2868
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$2910
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2788
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2867
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2784
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$2879
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$2884
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2722
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3046
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2732
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3094
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$1027
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2709
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2597
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$3070
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3155
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2684
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2803
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2751
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2681
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$2461
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2637
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$2755
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2730
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3513
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2960
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$2957
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2879
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3180
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2944
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2687
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2684