George Town vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	George Town	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3795	$1276
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8459	$3034
🏠 One person rent	$2638	$593
🏘️ Family rent	$4600	$1048
🍽️ Food expenses	$890	$413
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.8	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7880	$933
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	25	22
😀 Quality of life	80	62
🏙️ Population	47K	1.96M

The cost of living in George Town is 197% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 15th and 4582nd ($3795 vs $1276) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in the Cayman Islands and Mexico, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in George Town compared to 0.7 months in Tijuana. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Tijuana ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 717th and 5555th among best cities to live in the world.

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	George Town	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$110	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.8	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.21	$3.35
☕ Cappuccino	$6.92	$4.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.42	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2779	$814
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2290	$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4062	$837
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$212	$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$114	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.19%	12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8738	$3301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3024	$2878
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.42	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.7	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.79	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.84	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.74	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$9.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.2	$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$4.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.67	$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.08	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.5	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$25	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$138	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1829	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26968	$4868

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$886
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1232
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1201
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1092
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1158
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1090
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1160
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1322
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1213
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1522
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1165
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1168
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1196
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1163
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1212
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1319
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1619
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1024
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1073
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$964
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2774
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$1102
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1152
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2128
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$874
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1575
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1314
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1482
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1163
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1285
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1352
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1274
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1650
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2957
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$1132
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1149
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1260
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1177
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1294
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1673

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2984
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$3033
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1126
18 km or 11 mi	National	$3094
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1108
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3269
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$3023
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3486
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2997
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$3077
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2956
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$3065
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$3012
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3265
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3274
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$3008
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3269
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$3011
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3221
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$967
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2984
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2690
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2994
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3137
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2799
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2850
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$3051
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3075
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3492
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2646
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$3129
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2663
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3520
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2984
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3064
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2768
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3503
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2598
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2801
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2677