Dubai vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2309
$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5128
$2567
🏠 One person rent
$1523
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$2687
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3493
$856
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
64
22
😀 Quality of life
86
58
🏙️ Population
3.33M
1.96M

The cost of living in Dubai is 120% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 1098th and 5280th ($2309 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in the United Arab Emirates and Mexico, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Dubai compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 306th and 5480th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.2
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$8.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$3.06
☕ Cappuccino
$6.12
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3310
$1127
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$741
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$56.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86
$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6006
$2860
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3452
$1715
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$6.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.8
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$779
$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12682
$2656

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Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1503
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2084
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1232
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1050
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$561
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$520
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$515
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$639
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$489
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507

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