Detroit vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Detroit	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5076	$2855
🏠 One person rent	$1225	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$2140	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3098	$988
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	77	22
😀 Quality of life	88	63
🏙️ Population	639K	1.96M

The cost of living in Detroit is 76% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 1636th and 4681st ($2133 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1374th 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 99th best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 311th and 5591st 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	$19.9	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.4	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$949	$467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2383	$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1719	$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	12.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1383	$3040
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1272	$2330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.36	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$8.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.08	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.93	$4.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.1	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.4	$44.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1177	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16684	$4593

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1961
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2062
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2052
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2048
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2080
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1737
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2032
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2124
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1963
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2061
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1911
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2085
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2041
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2167
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2062
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2036
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2053
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1996
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1913
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2045
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1973
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1874
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1958
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2048
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2100
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2078
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2002
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2295
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1822
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1957
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1721
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2276
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1832
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1642
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1611
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1949
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1608

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