Dublin vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dublin	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2627	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5796	$2573
🏠 One person rent	$1748	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$3037	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3727	$822
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	22
😀 Quality of life	96	58
🏙️ Population	593K	1.96M

The cost of living in Dublin is 151% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 605th and 5176th ($2627 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th in Ireland and Mexico, respectively. Check Ireland vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 17th and 5576th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Tijuana

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	Dublin	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.16	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1839	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1479	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3211	$1158
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2644	$737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$234	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6999	$3302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5541	$2141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.32	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.9	$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99	$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1213	$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8881	$2569

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2186
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2216
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2628
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1767
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$1785
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1662
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1713
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2134
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1755
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$1968
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1382
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1562
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$1969
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2297
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1615
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1390
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1563
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1682
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1681
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1710
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1774
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1706
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1675
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1482
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2275
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1556
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1640
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$1897
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1686
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1497
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1753
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1762
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1714
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1456
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1629
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1574

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$912
18 km or 11 mi	National	$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