Fresno vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Fresno	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2566	$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5572	$2855
🏠 One person rent	$1667	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$2747	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3632	$988
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	42	22
😀 Quality of life	81	63
🏙️ Population	542K	1.96M

The cost of living in Fresno is 112% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 775th and 4681st ($2566 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 687th 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 1.4 months in Fresno compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Fresno ranked 214th best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 701st and 5591st 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	$21	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.98	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.79	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1381	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1361	$467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2356	$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2328	$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$330	$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$83.7	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.38%	12.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2769	$3040
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2790	$2330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.2	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.2	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.28	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$8.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$4.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.22	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.62	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.82	$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.9	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$44.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.5	$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$977	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13048	$4593

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Cities near Fresno

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Clovis	$2503
23 km or 14 mi	Sanger	$2551
28 km or 18 mi	Selma	$2554
31 km or 19 mi	Madera	$2599
37 km or 23 mi	Reedley	$2531
44 km or 28 mi	Dinuba	$2479
52 km or 32 mi	Hanford	$2496
53 km or 33 mi	Lemoore	$2586
66 km or 41 mi	Visalia	$2120
76 km or 47 mi	Tulare	$2295
79 km or 49 mi	Corcoran	$2526
84 km or 52 mi	Merced	$2161
96 km or 60 mi	Atwater	$2383
99 km or 61 mi	Los Banos	$2794
105 km or 65 mi	Porterville	$2577
123 km or 76 mi	Delano	$2653
124 km or 77 mi	Turlock	$2426
138 km or 86 mi	Ceres	$2407
138 km or 86 mi	Wasco	$2650
142 km or 88 mi	Patterson	$2841
143 km or 89 mi	Soledad	$2839
143 km or 89 mi	Hollister	$2942
144 km or 89 mi	Sonora	$2763
145 km or 90 mi	Modesto	$2313
145 km or 90 mi	Oakdale	$2576
147 km or 91 mi	Riverbank	$2452
150 km or 93 mi	Paso Robles	$2248
161 km or 100 mi	Gilroy	$2955
165 km or 102 mi	Atascadero	$1969
166 km or 103 mi	Salinas	$3082
168 km or 104 mi	Bakersfield	$2501
170 km or 106 mi	Manteca	$2679
170 km or 106 mi	Morgan Hill	$3130
175 km or 109 mi	Lathrop	$2721
176 km or 109 mi	Watsonville	$3748
179 km or 112 mi	Marina	$2446
180 km or 112 mi	Tracy	$2114
184 km or 114 mi	Seaside	$1905
185 km or 115 mi	San Luis Obispo	$2840
188 km or 117 mi	Stockton	$2270

Cities near Tijuana

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