Frankfurt vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2230
$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5257
$3053
🏠 One person rent
$1250
$616
🏘️ Family rent
$2174
$1076
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4800
$1025
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
88
22
😀 Quality of life
95
62
🏙️ Population
776K
1.96M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 72% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 1425th and 4578th ($2230 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 9th in Germany and Mexico, respectively. Check Germany vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Frankfurt compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 34th and 5712th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Tijuana

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Frankfurt Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.1
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.2
$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$4.99
$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.77
$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1296
$768
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$987
$500
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2308
$1368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1784
$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.52%
12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8454
$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4665
$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.53
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.7
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.8
$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.6
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.9
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$713
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18543
$4857

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Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1765
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1881
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1870
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1928
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1841
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1750
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1756
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1891
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1761
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1883
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1806
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1887
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1823
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1826
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1867
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1831
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1874
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1864
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1866
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1681
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1768
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1788
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1732
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1836
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1808
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1742
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1832
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1779
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1841
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1802
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1807
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1849
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1780
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1939
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1842
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1760
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1787
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1786
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1776
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1801

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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