Glasgow vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Glasgow	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$1276
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4959	$3034
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$593
🏘️ Family rent	$2124	$1048
🍽️ Food expenses	$547	$413
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3456	$933
😷 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 66% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 1708th and 4582nd ($2114 vs $1276) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 11th 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 1.6 months in Glasgow compared to 0.7 months in Tijuana. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tijuana ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 39th and 5555th 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	$22.9	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.4	$3.35
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$4.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.27	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1185	$814
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2085	$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1681	$837
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$320	$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.73%	12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4105	$3301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3087	$2878
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.15	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$9.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$4.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.03	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86	$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$135	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$928	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21435	$4868

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1878
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1885
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1831
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1611
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1600
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1647
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1835
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1704
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1842
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1760
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1586
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1750
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2295
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1794
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1640
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1456
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1593
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1596
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1798
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1485
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1878
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2005
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1923
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2236
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1806
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1943
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1820
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1784
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1777
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1778
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1523
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1872
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1554
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1742
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1646
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1834
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1791
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1404

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