Chicago vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chicago	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2613	$1184
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6659	$2873
🏠 One person rent	$1594	$508
🏘️ Family rent	$3123	$929
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$210	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5285	$944
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	22
😀 Quality of life	96	57
🏙️ Population	2.75M	1.96M

The cost of living in Chicago is 121% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 505th and 4480th ($2613 vs $1184) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 12th 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 2 months in Chicago compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 8th in Mexico, while ranked 16th and 5782nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Tijuana

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	Chicago	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.3	$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$9.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.98	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1958	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1297	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3908	$1219
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2652	$729
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.2	$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	11.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3227	$3013
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2803	$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$40.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.79	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$7.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$7.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15.7	$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.71	$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.85	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.1	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.7	$49.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.3	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.6	$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2675	$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15494	$4103

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2446
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2346
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2387
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2199
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2257
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2326
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2317
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2300
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2290
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2323
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2295
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2245
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2282
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2244
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2264
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2215
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2264
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2204
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2258
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$2013
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2248
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2258
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2240
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2162
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$2030
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2257
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2253
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2269
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2250
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2267
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2264
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2238
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2239
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2089
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2221
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$2038
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2241
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2240

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