Fresno vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fresno Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2371
$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5290
$2573
🏠 One person rent
$1530
$463
🏘️ Family rent
$2614
$898
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$355
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3697
$822
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
42
22
😀 Quality of life
78
58
🏙️ Population
542K
1.96M

The cost of living in Fresno is 126% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 1005th and 5176th ($2371 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 920th and 12th 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 1.6 months in Fresno compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Fresno ranked 188th best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 659th and 5576th among best cities to live in the world.

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Fresno Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.1
$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.5
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$4.85
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1417
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1287
$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2393
$1158
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2299
$737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.9
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2797
$3302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2801
$2141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.37
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.9
$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3
$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.83
$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.1
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.18
$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.61
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.7
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.7
$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$978
$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12984
$2569

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Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Clovis
$2361
23 km or 14 mi Sanger
$2490
28 km or 18 mi Selma
$2506
31 km or 19 mi Madera
$2773
37 km or 23 mi Reedley
$2501
44 km or 28 mi Dinuba
$2453
52 km or 32 mi Hanford
$2494
53 km or 33 mi Lemoore
$2559
66 km or 41 mi Visalia
$2120
76 km or 47 mi Tulare
$2303
79 km or 49 mi Corcoran
$2599
84 km or 52 mi Merced
$2154
96 km or 60 mi Atwater
$2370
99 km or 61 mi Los Banos
$2775
105 km or 65 mi Porterville
$2555
123 km or 76 mi Delano
$2603
124 km or 77 mi Turlock
$2490
138 km or 86 mi Ceres
$2422
138 km or 86 mi Wasco
$2588
142 km or 88 mi Patterson
$2792
143 km or 89 mi Soledad
$2801
143 km or 89 mi Hollister
$2934
144 km or 89 mi Sonora
$2740
145 km or 90 mi Modesto
$2346
145 km or 90 mi Oakdale
$2571
147 km or 91 mi Riverbank
$2433
150 km or 93 mi Paso Robles
$2238
161 km or 100 mi Gilroy
$3006
165 km or 102 mi Atascadero
$2033
166 km or 103 mi Salinas
$3074
168 km or 104 mi Bakersfield
$2306
170 km or 106 mi Manteca
$2622
170 km or 106 mi Morgan Hill
$3090
175 km or 109 mi Lathrop
$2646
176 km or 109 mi Watsonville
$3437
179 km or 112 mi Marina
$2536
180 km or 112 mi Tracy
$2135
184 km or 114 mi Seaside
$1995
185 km or 115 mi San Luis Obispo
$2717
188 km or 117 mi Stockton
$2170

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi Imperial Beach
$2911
11 km or 6.9 mi Chula Vista
$3017
15 km or 9.5 mi Las Delicias
$912
18 km or 11 mi National
$2962
21 km or 13 mi Rosarito Beach
$910
22 km or 14 mi Coronado
$3065
23 km or 15 mi Lemon Grove
$2914
24 km or 15 mi San Diego
$3428
27 km or 17 mi La Mesa
$2916
30 km or 19 mi El Cajon
$3043
38 km or 24 mi Santee
$2898
42 km or 26 mi La Jolla
$2964
48 km or 30 mi Poway
$2930
62 km or 38 mi Encinitas
$3124
66 km or 41 mi Escondido
$3279
69 km or 43 mi San Marcos
$2917
76 km or 47 mi Carlsbad
$3273
77 km or 48 mi Vista
$2834
81 km or 50 mi Oceanside
$3199
84 km or 52 mi Ensenada
$880
96 km or 59 mi Fallbrook
$2907
109 km or 67 mi Temecula
$2637
115 km or 72 mi San Clemente
$2945
117 km or 73 mi Murrieta
$3109
119 km or 74 mi French Valley
$2732
121 km or 75 mi Wildomar
$2763
122 km or 76 mi Dana Point
$2936
123 km or 77 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2950
128 km or 80 mi Laguna Niguel
$3188
128 km or 80 mi Menifee
$2578
131 km or 82 mi Laguna Beach
$2996
131 km or 82 mi Lake Elsinore
$2694
134 km or 83 mi Mission Viejo
$3496
135 km or 84 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2971
135 km or 84 mi Laguna Hills
$3082
135 km or 84 mi Hemet
$2764
138 km or 86 mi Aliso Viejo
$3326
138 km or 86 mi Lake Forest
$3020
139 km or 87 mi El Centro
$2698
140 km or 87 mi San Jacinto
$2677