Fort Worth vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Fort Worth	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2217	$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5435	$2855
🏠 One person rent	$1334	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$2328	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4189	$988
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	82	22
😀 Quality of life	90	63
🏙️ Population	919K	1.96M

The cost of living in Fort Worth is 83% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 1434th and 4681st ($2217 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1234th and 9th 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 1.9 months in Fort Worth compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Fort Worth ranked 61st best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 213th and 5591st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fort Worth vs Tijuana

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	Fort Worth	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.7	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.5	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$6.32	$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1045	$467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2518	$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	12.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2208	$3040
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2094	$2330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.4	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.8	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.84	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$8.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.72	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.5	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.91	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.71	$4.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.37	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.1	$44.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$57	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1925	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23437	$4593

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Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2140
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2144
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2145
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2136
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2138
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2133
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1856
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2139
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2108
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2140
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2184
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2135
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2143
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2302
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2130
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2133
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$2133
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2162
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2145
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2179
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2183
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2131
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2038
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2190
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2185
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2223
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2200
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2199
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2447
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2199
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2287
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$1937
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2222
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2246
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2216
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2315
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2268
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2369
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2250

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
18 km or 11 mi	National	$3013
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3195
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3469
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2943
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$2988
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2887
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2996
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2922
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3066
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3215
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2931
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2930
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3274
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$903
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2681
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2967
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3049
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2715
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2776
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2994
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2626
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2742
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2751
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2642