Cologne vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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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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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

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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