Fresno vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Fresno	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2485	$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5571	$3053
🏠 One person rent	$1592	$616
🏘️ Family rent	$2728	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$624	$416
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3630	$1025
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	42	22
😀 Quality of life	83	62
🏙️ Population	542K	1.96M

The cost of living in Fresno is 92% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 909th and 4578th ($2485 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th 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 1.5 months in Fresno compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Fresno ranked 183rd best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 558th and 5712th 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	$19.8	$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.03	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$5.11	$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1505	$768
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1285	$500
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2435	$1368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2351	$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$284	$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.5	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.09%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2696	$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3015	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.38	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.4	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.83	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.22	$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.49	$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.6	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.6	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1123	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12990	$4857

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Cities near Fresno

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Clovis	$2440
23 km or 14 mi	Sanger	$2523
28 km or 18 mi	Selma	$2517
31 km or 19 mi	Madera	$2562
37 km or 23 mi	Reedley	$2494
44 km or 28 mi	Dinuba	$2454
52 km or 32 mi	Hanford	$2454
53 km or 33 mi	Lemoore	$2547
66 km or 41 mi	Visalia	$2107
76 km or 47 mi	Tulare	$2276
79 km or 49 mi	Corcoran	$2435
84 km or 52 mi	Merced	$2146
96 km or 60 mi	Atwater	$2391
99 km or 61 mi	Los Banos	$2797
105 km or 65 mi	Porterville	$2565
123 km or 76 mi	Delano	$2605
124 km or 77 mi	Turlock	$2440
138 km or 86 mi	Ceres	$2390
138 km or 86 mi	Wasco	$2608
142 km or 88 mi	Patterson	$2851
143 km or 89 mi	Soledad	$2854
143 km or 89 mi	Hollister	$2992
144 km or 89 mi	Sonora	$2768
145 km or 90 mi	Modesto	$2300
145 km or 90 mi	Oakdale	$2586
147 km or 91 mi	Riverbank	$2445
150 km or 93 mi	Paso Robles	$2276
161 km or 100 mi	Gilroy	$3017
165 km or 102 mi	Atascadero	$1940
166 km or 103 mi	Salinas	$3067
168 km or 104 mi	Bakersfield	$2261
170 km or 106 mi	Manteca	$2651
170 km or 106 mi	Morgan Hill	$3181
175 km or 109 mi	Lathrop	$2658
176 km or 109 mi	Watsonville	$3676
179 km or 112 mi	Marina	$2468
180 km or 112 mi	Tracy	$2089
184 km or 114 mi	Seaside	$1923
185 km or 115 mi	San Luis Obispo	$2864
188 km or 117 mi	Stockton	$2280

Cities near Tijuana

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