George Town vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	George Town	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3754	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8993	$2573
🏠 One person rent	$2648	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$5345	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$845	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.7	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6732	$822
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	20	22
😀 Quality of life	78	58
🏙️ Population	41K	1.96M

The cost of living in George Town is 258% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 11th and 5176th ($3754 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 1.8 months in George Town compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 685th and 5576th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs Tijuana

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	George Town	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30.2	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.8	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.5	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.86	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$6.78	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2615	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5826	$1158
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4835	$737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$112	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.17%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10761	$3302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4170	$2141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.9	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.75	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.73	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.28	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.92	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.73	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.1	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.02	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.8	$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.4	$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.3	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.6	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$140	$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1705	$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24513	$2569

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1124
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1014
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1101
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1122
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1258
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1094
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1395
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1107
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1017
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1214
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1273
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1071
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1259
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1531
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1000
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$926
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$877
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2763
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$870
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1063
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2123
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$787
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1561
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1197
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1378
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1166
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1170
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1266
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1272
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1415
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2897
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$938
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$996
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1132
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$998
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1051
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1561

Cities near Tijuana

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