Frankfurt vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2182
$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5115
$2855
🏠 One person rent
$1245
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$2194
$1004
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$397
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4614
$988
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
87
22
😀 Quality of life
95
63
🏙️ Population
776K
1.96M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 80% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 1510th and 4681st ($2182 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 9th in Germany and Mexico, respectively. Check Germany vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Frankfurt compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 38th and 5591st among best cities to live in the world.

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Frankfurt Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.6
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1285
$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1001
$467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2273
$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1844
$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.91%
12.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8398
$3040
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5144
$2330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.41
$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.7
$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.6
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$8.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.57
$4.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.4
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$44.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$619
$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16203
$4593

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Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1730
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1841
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1826
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1884
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1806
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1724
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1718
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1861
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1725
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1849
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1774
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1854
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1796
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1791
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1843
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1812
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1844
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1836
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1832
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1640
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1741
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1757
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1693
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1815
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1763
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1713
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1813
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1755
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1801
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1776
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1793
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1810
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1756
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1922
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1810
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1736
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1756
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1775
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1763
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1769

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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