El Paso vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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El Paso Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1613
$1184
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3896
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$871
$508
🏘️ Family rent
$1588
$929
🍽️ Food expenses
$533
$409
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.5
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3848
$944
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
35
22
😀 Quality of life
67
57
🏙️ Population
679K
1.96M

The cost of living in El Paso is 36% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 3024th and 4480th ($1613 vs $1184) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2082nd and 12th 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 2.4 months in El Paso compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. El Paso ranked 1464th best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 8th in Mexico, while ranked 4017th and 5782nd among best cities to live in the world.

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El Paso Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.1
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.26
$9.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.86
$3.96
 Cappuccino
$4.58
$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$796
$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1375
$1219
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1310
$729
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.3
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.57%
11.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1743
$3013
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1709
$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.7
$40.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$21.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.42
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.65
$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$7.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$7.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.77
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.21
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.99
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.27
$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.81
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.1
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.5
$49.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.3
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$729
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11022
$4103

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Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Ciudad Juarez
$1126
24 km or 15 mi Socorro
$1696
68 km or 42 mi Las Cruces
$1567
136 km or 85 mi Alamogordo
$1692
202 km or 125 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$932
224 km or 139 mi Carlsbad
$1792
258 km or 160 mi Roswell
$1818
294 km or 183 mi Agua Prieta
$881
332 km or 206 mi Hobbs
$1798
349 km or 217 mi Chihuahua
$1010
359 km or 223 mi Sierra Vista
$1777
374 km or 232 mi Albuquerque
$2227
375 km or 233 mi Ciudad Cuauhtemoc
$935
387 km or 240 mi Rio Rancho
$2165
390 km or 242 mi Odessa
$2213
408 km or 254 mi Delicias
$924
415 km or 258 mi Midland
$1691
422 km or 262 mi Tucson
$2042
424 km or 264 mi Nogales
$2043
425 km or 264 mi Sahuarita
$2076
425 km or 264 mi Clovis
$1618
425 km or 264 mi Nogales
$874
429 km or 267 mi Oro Valley
$2096
431 km or 268 mi Casas Adobes
$2078
437 km or 272 mi Santa Fe
$1833
442 km or 275 mi Marana
$2105
467 km or 290 mi Gallup
$2066
473 km or 294 mi Espanola
$2013
476 km or 296 mi Lubbock
$1710
476 km or 296 mi Big Spring
$1927
481 km or 299 mi Florence
$2324
508 km or 316 mi Apache Junction
$2340
509 km or 317 mi Casa Grande
$2341
511 km or 317 mi Queen Creek
$2368
521 km or 323 mi Plainview
$1860
522 km or 324 mi Hermosillo
$914
522 km or 324 mi Taos
$2312
527 km or 328 mi Gilbert
$2392
530 km or 330 mi Chandler
$2427
532 km or 330 mi Fountain Hills
$2353

Cities near Tijuana

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi Imperial Beach
$2851
11 km or 6.9 mi Chula Vista
$2969
15 km or 9.5 mi Las Delicias
$1032
18 km or 11 mi National
$2907
21 km or 13 mi Rosarito Beach
$1029
22 km or 14 mi Coronado
$3051
23 km or 15 mi Lemon Grove
$2844
24 km or 15 mi San Diego
$3427
27 km or 17 mi La Mesa
$2868
30 km or 19 mi El Cajon
$2910
38 km or 24 mi Santee
$2788
42 km or 26 mi La Jolla
$2867
48 km or 30 mi Poway
$2784
62 km or 38 mi Encinitas
$2879
66 km or 41 mi Escondido
$2884
69 km or 43 mi San Marcos
$2722
76 km or 47 mi Carlsbad
$3046
77 km or 48 mi Vista
$2732
81 km or 50 mi Oceanside
$3094
84 km or 52 mi Ensenada
$1027
96 km or 59 mi Fallbrook
$2709
109 km or 67 mi Temecula
$2597
115 km or 72 mi San Clemente
$3070
117 km or 73 mi Murrieta
$3155
119 km or 74 mi French Valley
$2684
121 km or 75 mi Wildomar
$2803
122 km or 76 mi Dana Point
$2751
123 km or 77 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2681
128 km or 80 mi Laguna Niguel
$2461
128 km or 80 mi Menifee
$2637
131 km or 82 mi Laguna Beach
$2755
131 km or 82 mi Lake Elsinore
$2730
134 km or 83 mi Mission Viejo
$3513
135 km or 84 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2960
135 km or 84 mi Laguna Hills
$2957
135 km or 84 mi Hemet
$2879
138 km or 86 mi Aliso Viejo
$3180
138 km or 86 mi Lake Forest
$2944
139 km or 87 mi El Centro
$2687
140 km or 87 mi San Jacinto
$2684