Cologne vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cologne	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1990	$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4775	$3053
🏠 One person rent	$1083	$616
🏘️ Family rent	$1841	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$416
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3654	$1025
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	22
😀 Quality of life	96	62
🏙️ Population	1.09M	1.96M

The cost of living in Cologne is 54% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 2067th and 4578th ($1990 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 9th 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 1st best city to live in Germany vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 15th and 5712th 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	$16.4	$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.3	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.6	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.78	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1084	$768
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$844	$500
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1926	$1368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1474	$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7562	$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5093	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.03	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.3	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.8	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.9	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.37	$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.33	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.66	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.8	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.1	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57	$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$97	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$897	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22470	$4857

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1740
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1711
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1739
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1722
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1694
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1724
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1731
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1701
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1689
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1759
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1700
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1686
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1708
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1663
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1738
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1908
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1673
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1663
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1661
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1629
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1640
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1671
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1670
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1665
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1609
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1661
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1601
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1674
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1668
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1620
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1653
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1676
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1944

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2933
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2995
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1141
18 km or 11 mi	National	$3053
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1138
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3220
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2995
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3507
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2963
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$3040
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2948
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$3033
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2995
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3243
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3261
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2995
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3245
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2976
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3251
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$968
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2927
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2676
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2963
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3070
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2758
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2815
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$3030
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3085
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3513
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2621
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$3122
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2669
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3544
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2980
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3027
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2767
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3449
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2554
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2752
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2667