Fresno vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Fresno	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2277	$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5358	$2567
🏠 One person rent	$1457	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$2561	$902
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3885	$856
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	42	22
😀 Quality of life	79	58
🏙️ Population	542K	1.96M

The cost of living in Fresno is 117% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 1183rd and 5280th ($2277 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1044th and 11th 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 1.7 months in Fresno compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Fresno ranked 152nd best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 575th and 5480th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fresno vs Tijuana

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	Fresno	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.2	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.5	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$8.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.07	$3.06
☕ Cappuccino	$4.6	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1283	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2352	$1127
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2130	$741
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$306	$56.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$79.9	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2737	$2860
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2718	$1715
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.38	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.6	$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.83	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.8	$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.1	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.58	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.8	$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$979	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30020	$2656

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Cities near Fresno

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Clovis	$2281
23 km or 14 mi	Sanger	$2409
28 km or 18 mi	Selma	$2427
31 km or 19 mi	Madera	$2614
37 km or 23 mi	Reedley	$2424
44 km or 28 mi	Dinuba	$2386
52 km or 32 mi	Hanford	$2412
53 km or 33 mi	Lemoore	$2498
66 km or 41 mi	Visalia	$2079
76 km or 47 mi	Tulare	$2231
79 km or 49 mi	Corcoran	$2443
84 km or 52 mi	Merced	$2151
96 km or 60 mi	Atwater	$2374
99 km or 61 mi	Los Banos	$2758
105 km or 65 mi	Porterville	$2500
123 km or 76 mi	Delano	$2557
124 km or 77 mi	Turlock	$2570
138 km or 86 mi	Ceres	$2401
138 km or 86 mi	Wasco	$2557
142 km or 88 mi	Patterson	$2735
143 km or 89 mi	Soledad	$2852
143 km or 89 mi	Hollister	$2963
144 km or 89 mi	Sonora	$2706
145 km or 90 mi	Modesto	$2312
145 km or 90 mi	Oakdale	$2532
147 km or 91 mi	Riverbank	$2428
150 km or 93 mi	Paso Robles	$2187
161 km or 100 mi	Gilroy	$3118
165 km or 102 mi	Atascadero	$2016
166 km or 103 mi	Salinas	$2897
168 km or 104 mi	Bakersfield	$2271
170 km or 106 mi	Manteca	$2561
170 km or 106 mi	Morgan Hill	$3094
175 km or 109 mi	Lathrop	$2557
176 km or 109 mi	Watsonville	$3527
179 km or 112 mi	Marina	$2970
180 km or 112 mi	Tracy	$2250
184 km or 114 mi	Seaside	$2839
185 km or 115 mi	San Luis Obispo	$2868
188 km or 117 mi	Stockton	$2194

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$922
18 km or 11 mi	National	$2877
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$2973
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3346
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2775
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$2936
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2799
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2821
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2765
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$2853
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$2795
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2718
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2783
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$2926
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$912
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2579
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2886
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3006
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2650
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2717
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2828
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2587
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2789
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2653
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2644