Detroit vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Detroit	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2032	$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4925	$3053
🏠 One person rent	$1105	$616
🏘️ Family rent	$1878	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$664	$416
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3072	$1025
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	77	22
😀 Quality of life	88	62
🏙️ Population	639K	1.96M

The cost of living in Detroit is 57% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 1947th and 4578th ($2032 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1526th 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 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Detroit ranked 95th best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 318th and 5712th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Tijuana

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	Detroit	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.88	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$5.48	$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1299	$768
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$820	$500
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2296	$1368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1448	$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1602	$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1188	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.34	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.68	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.46	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.2	$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1360	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19339	$4857

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1980
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1947
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1975
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1993
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$1939
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1758
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1909
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$1969
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1820
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1943
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1907
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$1946
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1926
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2030
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1905
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1941
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1876
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1926
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1968
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1837
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1920
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1972
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1945
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$1944
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2004
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2181
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1940
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1796
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1913
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1701
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2285
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1843
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1624
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1635
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1957
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1619

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