Hamburg City vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hamburg City	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2172	$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5195	$2855
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$1961	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$611	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$270	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3668	$988
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	84	22
😀 Quality of life	95	63
🏙️ Population	1.91M	1.96M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 79% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 1536th and 4681st ($2172 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 9th in Germany and Mexico, respectively. Check Germany vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hamburg City compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 41st and 5591st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Tijuana

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	Hamburg City	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.9	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.1	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.78	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.89	$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1214	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2245	$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1554	$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$229	$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.3	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.79%	12.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9266	$3040
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6228	$2330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.19	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.9	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$8.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.99	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$4.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.7	$44.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.6	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27074	$4593

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Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1633
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1624
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1605
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1602
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1649
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1559
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1611
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1558
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1635
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1588
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1610
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1555
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1666
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1537
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1566
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1743
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1601
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1572
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1585
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1640
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1589
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1527
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1678
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1585
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1488
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1589
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1579
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1527
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1543
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1796
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1326
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1785
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1515
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1536
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1564
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1421
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1591
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1623
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1429

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
18 km or 11 mi	National	$3013
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3195
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3469
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2943
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$2988
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2887
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2996
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2922
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3066
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3215
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2931
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2930
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3274
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$903
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2681
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2967
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3049
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2715
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2776
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2994
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2626
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2742
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2751
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2642