Dortmund vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1637
$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4119
$3053
🏠 One person rent
$750
$616
🏘️ Family rent
$1294
$1076
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3601
$1025
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
94
22
😀 Quality of life
95
62
🏙️ Population
595K
1.96M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 26% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 3504th and 4578th ($1637 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 330th and 9th in Germany and Mexico, respectively. Check Germany vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dortmund compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Dortmund ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 33rd and 5712th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.3
$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$738
$768
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$500
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1337
$1368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1001
$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.9
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3201
$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2354
$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.4
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.57
$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.9
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.9
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$428
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29493
$4857

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1515
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1576
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1614
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1622
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1566
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1579
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1559
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1570
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1572
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1587
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1593
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1586
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1249
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1531
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1573
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1512
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1570
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1564
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1445
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1598
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1572
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1619
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1586
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1561
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1575
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1549
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1570
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1486
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1579
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1579

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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