Frankfurt vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2251
$1276
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5339
$3034
🏠 One person rent
$1290
$593
🏘️ Family rent
$2248
$1048
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$178
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4308
$933
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
88
22
😀 Quality of life
93
62
🏙️ Population
776K
1.96M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 76% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 1384th and 4582nd ($2251 vs $1276) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 11th in Germany and Mexico, respectively. Check Germany vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Frankfurt compared to 0.7 months in Tijuana. Frankfurt ranked 10th best city to live in Germany vs Tijuana ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 48th and 5555th 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
$17.4
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.9
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.75
$3.35
☕ Cappuccino
$4.71
$4.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1277
$814
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2336
$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1825
$837
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$276
$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.5
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.59%
12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8499
$3301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4451
$2878
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.42
$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.2
$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.41
$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$9.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.7
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.34
$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$4.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.2
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.3
$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.7
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.7
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$823
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21222
$4868

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Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1826
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1891
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1869
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1938
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1851
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1765
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1746
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1889
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1762
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1903
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1814
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1867
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1827
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1817
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1886
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1829
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1846
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1878
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1872
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1668
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1775
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1798
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1699
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1852
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1780
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1732
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1851
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1740
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1822
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1793
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1773
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1829
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1754
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1996
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1855
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1709
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1772
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1772
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1747
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1778

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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