Hamilton vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hamilton	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2154	$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4699	$2567
🏠 One person rent	$1364	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$2194	$902
🍽️ Food expenses	$545	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2803	$856
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	73	22
😀 Quality of life	88	58
🏙️ Population	569K	1.96M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 105% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 1463rd and 5280th ($2154 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 11th in Canada and Mexico, respectively. Check Canada vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hamilton compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Hamilton ranked 20th best city to live in Canada vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 241st and 5480th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Tijuana

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	Hamilton	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.9	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.7	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$8.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$3.06
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1198	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1201	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2201	$1127
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1912	$741
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$56.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.2	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.69%	11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17069	$2860
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4991	$1715
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.2	$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.2	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.23	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.61	$6.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.38	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.58	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.9	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.5	$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22053	$2656

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2297
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2266
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1884
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2267
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2472
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2086
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2012
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2127
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1975
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2144
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$2095
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1762
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2575
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1885
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2332
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1543
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1971
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2618
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$1798
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$1853
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2398
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1814
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2051
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2018
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2143
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2597
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$1873
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2041
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2029
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$2009
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2007
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$1986
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$1964
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1635
116 km or 72 mi	London	$2040
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1598
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1999
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$1966
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$2038
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1865

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$922
18 km or 11 mi	National	$2877
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$2973
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3346
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2775
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$2936
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2799
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2821
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2765
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$2853
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$2795
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2718
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2783
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$2926
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$912
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2579
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2886
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3006
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2650
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2717
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2828
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2587
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2789
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2653
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2644