Dortmund vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1585
$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4167
$2573
🏠 One person rent
$789
$463
🏘️ Family rent
$1623
$898
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$355
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2702
$822
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
93
22
😀 Quality of life
91
58
🏙️ Population
595K
1.96M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 51% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 3100th and 5176th ($1585 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 177th and 12th in Germany and Mexico, respectively. Check Germany vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dortmund compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Dortmund ranked 21st best city to live in Germany vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 114th and 5576th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.9
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.9
$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.23
$2.87
 Cappuccino
$3.33
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$630
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1223
$1158
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1252
$737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$215
$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$327
$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2829
$3302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2209
$2141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.7
$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$20.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.84
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.27
$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.28
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.57
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.5
$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.29
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.1
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.4
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$381
$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26045
$2569

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$1413
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1464
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1457
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1459
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1489
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1455
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1451
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1422
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1440
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1437
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1475
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1559
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1486
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1448
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1456
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1446
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1154
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1432
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1377
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1435
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1431
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1444
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1358
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1438
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1431
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1418
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1309
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1404
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1461
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1435
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1445
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1408
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1443
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1422
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1465
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1233
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1428
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1434

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi Imperial Beach
$2911
11 km or 6.9 mi Chula Vista
$3017
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$912
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$2962
21 km or 13 mi Rosarito Beach
$910
22 km or 14 mi Coronado
$3065
23 km or 15 mi Lemon Grove
$2914
24 km or 15 mi San Diego
$3428
27 km or 17 mi La Mesa
$2916
30 km or 19 mi El Cajon
$3043
38 km or 24 mi Santee
$2898
42 km or 26 mi La Jolla
$2964
48 km or 30 mi Poway
$2930
62 km or 38 mi Encinitas
$3124
66 km or 41 mi Escondido
$3279
69 km or 43 mi San Marcos
$2917
76 km or 47 mi Carlsbad
$3273
77 km or 48 mi Vista
$2834
81 km or 50 mi Oceanside
$3199
84 km or 52 mi Ensenada
$880
96 km or 59 mi Fallbrook
$2907
109 km or 67 mi Temecula
$2637
115 km or 72 mi San Clemente
$2945
117 km or 73 mi Murrieta
$3109
119 km or 74 mi French Valley
$2732
121 km or 75 mi Wildomar
$2763
122 km or 76 mi Dana Point
$2936
123 km or 77 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2950
128 km or 80 mi Laguna Niguel
$3188
128 km or 80 mi Menifee
$2578
131 km or 82 mi Laguna Beach
$2996
131 km or 82 mi Lake Elsinore
$2694
134 km or 83 mi Mission Viejo
$3496
135 km or 84 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2971
135 km or 84 mi Laguna Hills
$3082
135 km or 84 mi Hemet
$2764
138 km or 86 mi Aliso Viejo
$3326
138 km or 86 mi Lake Forest
$3020
139 km or 87 mi El Centro
$2698
140 km or 87 mi San Jacinto
$2677