Denver vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Denver	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2699	$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6308	$2567
🏠 One person rent	$1674	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$2997	$902
🍽️ Food expenses	$668	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4870	$856
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	91	22
😀 Quality of life	90	58
🏙️ Population	716K	1.96M

The cost of living in Denver is 157% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 444th and 5280th ($2699 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 388th 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 1.8 months in Denver compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Denver ranked 36th best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 160th and 5480th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Denver	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.2	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.2	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$8.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$3.06
☕ Cappuccino	$5.49	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1791	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1418	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3330	$1127
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2606	$741
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$56.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4325	$2860
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3533	$1715
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.69	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.52	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$6.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.12	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.91	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.83	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.1	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.9	$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1400	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16150	$2656

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Cities near Denver

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2514
10 km or 6.4 mi	Englewood	$2359
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lakewood	$2478
11 km or 7 mi	Arvada	$2562
12 km or 7.3 mi	Westminster	$2605
13 km or 8.3 mi	Commerce	$2336
14 km or 8.9 mi	Littleton	$2295
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aurora	$2691
18 km or 11 mi	Northglenn	$2756
18 km or 11 mi	Thornton	$2800
20 km or 12 mi	Centennial	$2489
22 km or 13 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2613
22 km or 14 mi	Broomfield	$2988
30 km or 19 mi	Brighton	$2547
30 km or 19 mi	Lafayette	$2681
31 km or 19 mi	Parker	$2498
41 km or 25 mi	Boulder	$2552
42 km or 26 mi	Castle Rock	$2465
49 km or 31 mi	Longmont	$2579
75 km or 46 mi	Loveland	$2551
79 km or 49 mi	Greeley	$1983
92 km or 57 mi	Fort Collins	$2177
99 km or 61 mi	Colorado Springs	$2213
113 km or 70 mi	Security-Widefield	$2200
119 km or 74 mi	Fountain	$2220
157 km or 98 mi	Cheyenne	$1770
167 km or 104 mi	Pueblo	$2288
182 km or 113 mi	Laramie	$1860
262 km or 163 mi	Scottsbluff	$1937
317 km or 197 mi	Grand Junction	$1945
362 km or 225 mi	Casper	$1639
376 km or 233 mi	Taos	$2398
389 km or 242 mi	North Platte	$1861
407 km or 253 mi	Garden	$1701
412 km or 256 mi	Rock Springs	$1821
426 km or 265 mi	Espanola	$2176
434 km or 270 mi	Farmington	$3686
461 km or 286 mi	Santa Fe	$2067
463 km or 288 mi	Liberal	$1700
484 km or 300 mi	Dodge	$1765

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