Edmonton vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Edmonton	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1878	$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$3053
🏠 One person rent	$1038	$616
🏘️ Family rent	$1712	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$416
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3113	$1025
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	64	22
😀 Quality of life	90	62
🏙️ Population	1.01M	1.96M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 45% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 2524th and 4578th ($1878 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 9th in Canada and Mexico, respectively. Check Canada vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Edmonton ranked 19th best city to live in Canada vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 193rd and 5712th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Tijuana

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	Edmonton	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.72	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1034	$768
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$500
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$1368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2368	$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.74	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.3	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.44	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.4	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.9	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10028	$4857

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1775
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1841
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2118
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1801
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1815
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1993
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1672
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1773
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1956
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2315
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1762
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2187
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2156
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2470
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2544
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1697
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1899
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2054
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2237
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2457
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2540
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2526
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2361
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009

Cities near Tijuana

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