El Paso vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	El Paso	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1796	$1276
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4088	$3034
🏠 One person rent	$1008	$593
🏘️ Family rent	$1727	$1048
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$413
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.9	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3260	$933
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	34	22
😀 Quality of life	85	62
🏙️ Population	679K	1.96M

The cost of living in El Paso is 41% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 2822nd and 4582nd ($1796 vs $1276) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1955th and 11th in the United States and Mexico, respectively. Check the United States vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in El Paso compared to 0.7 months in Tijuana. El Paso ranked 145th best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 437th and 5555th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in El Paso vs Tijuana

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	El Paso	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.6	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.5	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6	$3.35
☕ Cappuccino	$6.19	$4.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1021	$814
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$796	$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1458	$837
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.6	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.14%	12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1769	$3301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1792	$2878
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.29	$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.37	$4.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.97	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.1	$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.8	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$577	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6901	$4868

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Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1066
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1850
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1747
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$910
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1844
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1938
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1920
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$1053
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$2029
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$1095
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$2089
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2196
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$990
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$2025
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1933
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2153
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1776
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$771
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2089
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2212
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2237
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1878
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$1993
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2454
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$1972
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$1097
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2417
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2378
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2367
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2984
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$3033
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1126
18 km or 11 mi	National	$3094
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1108
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3269
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$3023
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3486
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2997
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$3077
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2956
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$3065
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$3012
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3265
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3274
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$3008
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3269
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$3011
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3221
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$967
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2984
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2690
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2994
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3137
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2799
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2850
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$3051
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3075
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3492
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2646
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$3129
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2663
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3520
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2984
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3064
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2768
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3503
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2598
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2801
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2677