Cologne vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cologne	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1851	$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4479	$2567
🏠 One person rent	$1019	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$1819	$902
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3275	$856
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	92	22
😀 Quality of life	97	58
🏙️ Population	1.08M	1.96M

The cost of living in Cologne is 76% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 2308th and 5280th ($1851 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 11th in Germany and Mexico, respectively. Check Germany vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 16th and 5480th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Tijuana

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	Cologne	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.8	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$8.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.71	$3.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1023	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2061	$1127
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$741
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$56.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4%	11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6540	$2860
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5856	$1715
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.56	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.2	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$6.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.37	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.82	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.35	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.7	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$822	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16860	$2656

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1593
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1577
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1647
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1620
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1563
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1634
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1586
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1612
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1580
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1606
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1566
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1582
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1572
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1530
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1594
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1765
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1578
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1652
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1564
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1493
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1558
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1569
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1531
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1567
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1415
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1571
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1453
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1550
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1566
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1527
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1548
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1542
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1861

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