Guadalajara vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guadalajara	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1241	$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2983	$3053
🏠 One person rent	$607	$616
🏘️ Family rent	$1060	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$416	$416
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$750	$1025
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	47	22
😀 Quality of life	62	62
🏙️ Population	1.39M	1.96M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 4% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 4689th and 4578th ($1241 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 9th in Mexico.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guadalajara compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Ranked 7th vs 6th best cities to live in Mexico, and 5768th vs 5712th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Tijuana

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	Guadalajara	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.4	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$776	$768
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$500
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1418	$1368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$879	$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.2	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.5	$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.7	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.18%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3091	$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2058	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.5	$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.93	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.5	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.3	$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.5	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11768	$4857

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Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$784
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1280
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$990
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$925
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$983
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1157
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$806
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1007
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$999
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$885
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$746
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$1023
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$899
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1417
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$914
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$920
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$946
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$956
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$910
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$1202
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$817
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$950
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$952
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$664
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$894
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$926
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$803
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$866
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1028
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$1241
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$913
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$1044
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$914
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$747
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$986
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1102

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