Denver vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Denver	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2775	$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6485	$2855
🏠 One person rent	$1690	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$2926	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$695	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4922	$988
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	91	22
😀 Quality of life	91	63
🏙️ Population	716K	1.96M

The cost of living in Denver is 129% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 434th and 4681st ($2775 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 376th and 9th 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 1.8 months in Denver compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Denver ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 183rd and 5591st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Denver	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.6	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.9	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.19	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5.66	$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1831	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1450	$467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3135	$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2601	$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	12.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5007	$3040
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3720	$2330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.84	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.24	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$8.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.94	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.5	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$4.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.8	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$199	$44.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1571	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16240	$4593

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Cities near Denver

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2597
10 km or 6.4 mi	Englewood	$2407
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lakewood	$2552
11 km or 7 mi	Arvada	$2605
12 km or 7.3 mi	Westminster	$2638
13 km or 8.3 mi	Commerce	$2416
14 km or 8.9 mi	Littleton	$2321
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aurora	$2735
18 km or 11 mi	Northglenn	$2677
18 km or 11 mi	Thornton	$2744
20 km or 12 mi	Centennial	$2540
22 km or 13 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2617
22 km or 14 mi	Broomfield	$2961
30 km or 19 mi	Brighton	$2596
30 km or 19 mi	Lafayette	$2760
31 km or 19 mi	Parker	$2537
41 km or 25 mi	Boulder	$2876
42 km or 26 mi	Castle Rock	$2520
49 km or 31 mi	Longmont	$2760
75 km or 46 mi	Loveland	$2465
79 km or 49 mi	Greeley	$2019
92 km or 57 mi	Fort Collins	$2231
99 km or 61 mi	Colorado Springs	$2430
113 km or 70 mi	Security-Widefield	$2377
119 km or 74 mi	Fountain	$2385
157 km or 98 mi	Cheyenne	$1771
167 km or 104 mi	Pueblo	$2353
182 km or 113 mi	Laramie	$1895
262 km or 163 mi	Scottsbluff	$1850
317 km or 197 mi	Grand Junction	$2263
362 km or 225 mi	Casper	$1628
376 km or 233 mi	Taos	$2407
389 km or 242 mi	North Platte	$1824
407 km or 253 mi	Garden	$1705
412 km or 256 mi	Rock Springs	$1516
426 km or 265 mi	Espanola	$2235
434 km or 270 mi	Farmington	$2514
461 km or 286 mi	Santa Fe	$2204
463 km or 288 mi	Liberal	$1699
484 km or 300 mi	Dodge	$1753

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
18 km or 11 mi	National	$3013
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3195
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3469
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2943
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$2988
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2887
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2996
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2922
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3066
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3215
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2931
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2930
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3274
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$903
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2681
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2967
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3049
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2715
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2776
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2994
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2626
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2742
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2751
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2642