Glasgow vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Glasgow	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2121	$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5025	$3053
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$616
🏘️ Family rent	$2121	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$416
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3514	$1025
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	22
😀 Quality of life	94	62
🏙️ Population	626K	1.96M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 64% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 1712th and 4578th ($2121 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 93rd and 9th in the United Kingdom and Mexico, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Glasgow compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 42nd and 5712th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Tijuana

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	Glasgow	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23	$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.9	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.57	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.99	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1242	$768
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$896	$500
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2242	$1368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1636	$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$322	$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.2	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.74%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4206	$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3169	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.14	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.1	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.94	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.6	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.08	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.66	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.06	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$87	$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$129	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$963	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20961	$4857

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1902
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1906
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1854
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1652
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1568
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1645
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1852
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1707
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1862
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1784
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1588
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1782
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2331
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1821
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1656
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1490
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1585
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1655
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1771
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1496
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1892
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1954
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2053
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1945
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2265
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$2012
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1848
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1975
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1827
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1803
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1784
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1784
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1540
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1964
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1573
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1755
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1620
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1873
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1819
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1430

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