Dallas vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dallas	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2472	$1276
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5379	$3034
🏠 One person rent	$1451	$593
🏘️ Family rent	$2013	$1048
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$413
🚐 Transport expenses	$211	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4803	$933
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	91	22
😀 Quality of life	94	62
🏙️ Population	1.3M	1.96M

The cost of living in Dallas is 94% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 938th and 4582nd ($2472 vs $1276) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 812th 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 1.9 months in Dallas compared to 0.7 months in Tijuana. Dallas ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 36th and 5555th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dallas	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.5	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.22	$3.35
☕ Cappuccino	$5.89	$4.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1506	$814
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2210	$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1643	$837
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$196	$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.9	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5051	$3301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3181	$2878
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.97	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$114	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.93	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.63	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$9.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.63	$4.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.51	$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.1	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.8	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.1	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1507	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24503	$4868

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2202
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$2086
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2170
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2156
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2096
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2205
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2193
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2182
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2117
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2104
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2172
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2168
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2183
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2120
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2111
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2144
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2203
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1913
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2155
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2042
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2122
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2369
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2129
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2062
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2128
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2220
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2073
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2110
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2316
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2206
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2361
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2268
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2142
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2397
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2137
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2128
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2147
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2209

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2984
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$3033
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1126
18 km or 11 mi	National	$3094
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1108
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3269
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$3023
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3486
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2997
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$3077
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2956
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$3065
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$3012
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3265
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3274
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$3008
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3269
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$3011
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3221
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$967
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2984
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2690
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2994
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3137
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2799
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2850
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$3051
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3075
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3492
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2646
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$3129
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2663
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3520
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2984
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3064
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2768
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3503
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2598
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2801
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2677