Dallas vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dallas	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2550	$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5986	$2567
🏠 One person rent	$1562	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$2711	$902
🍽️ Food expenses	$635	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$196	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5410	$856
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	92	22
😀 Quality of life	91	58
🏙️ Population	1.3M	1.96M

The cost of living in Dallas is 143% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 700th and 5280th ($2550 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 627th 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 2.1 months in Dallas compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Dallas ranked 19th best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 113th and 5480th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dallas vs Tijuana

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	Dallas	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.5	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$8.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.93	$3.06
☕ Cappuccino	$5.35	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1643	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1280	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3063	$1127
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2267	$741
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$56.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.9	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4445	$2860
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2304	$1715
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$97.5	$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.11	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.39	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$6.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.08	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.72	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.46	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.91	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.2	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.8	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.8	$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1291	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$2656

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2243
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$1887
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2159
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2187
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2079
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2150
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2188
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2085
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2061
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2282
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2236
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2170
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2122
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2085
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2202
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2330
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1869
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2506
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2022
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2096
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2135
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2103
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2102
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2100
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2336
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2153
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2111
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2299
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2189
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2609
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2140
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2411
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2122
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2602
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2127
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2103
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2105
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2284

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