Chicago vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chicago	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2851	$1276
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6527	$3034
🏠 One person rent	$1714	$593
🏘️ Family rent	$2737	$1048
🍽️ Food expenses	$704	$413
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5090	$933
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	22
😀 Quality of life	95	62
🏙️ Population	2.75M	1.96M

The cost of living in Chicago is 123% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 358th and 4582nd ($2851 vs $1276) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 11th in the United States and Mexico, respectively. Check the United States vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 0.7 months in Tijuana. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 18th and 5555th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Chicago	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.6	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.3	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$3.35
☕ Cappuccino	$6.06	$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	$2011	$814
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1414	$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3203	$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2316	$837
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.3	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3899	$3301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2568	$2878
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.6	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.67	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.11	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$9.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.71	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.4	$4.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.22	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.6	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$177	$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.8	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.9	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1582	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27880	$4868

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2444
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2440
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2425
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2423
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2232
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2309
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2454
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2430
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2463
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2376
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2394
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2461
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2323
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2444
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2483
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2436
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2569
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2436
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2508
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2425
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1751
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2440
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2443
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2439
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2580
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1761
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2429
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2400
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2508
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2463
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2543
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2418
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2438
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2425
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2406
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2418
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1784
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2423
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2453

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