Helsinki vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Helsinki	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4167	$2573
🏠 One person rent	$918	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$1517	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$580	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3006	$822
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	78	22
😀 Quality of life	95	58
🏙️ Population	676K	1.96M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 73% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 2353rd and 5176th ($1816 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th in Finland and Mexico, respectively. Check Finland vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Helsinki compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 26th and 5576th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Tijuana

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	Helsinki	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.4	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.29	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.73	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$796	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1796	$1158
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1297	$737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.9	$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.8	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.1%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8076	$3302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4860	$2141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.1	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.3	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.05	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.1	$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.4	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.8	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.3	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$345	$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9361	$2569

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Vantaa	$1671
16 km or 9.7 mi	Espoo	$1879
26 km or 16 mi	Tuusula	$1509
27 km or 17 mi	Kerava	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
33 km or 21 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
34 km or 21 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
47 km or 29 mi	Porvoo	$1327
49 km or 30 mi	Lohja	$1220
51 km or 32 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
63 km or 39 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
78 km or 48 mi	Maardu	$1219
83 km or 51 mi	Tallinn	$1414
86 km or 53 mi	Raseborg	$1441
96 km or 59 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
98 km or 61 mi	Lahti	$1398
102 km or 63 mi	Salo	$1396
115 km or 72 mi	Kotka	$1286
122 km or 76 mi	Rakvere	$899
124 km or 77 mi	Kouvola	$1355
131 km or 81 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
132 km or 82 mi	Hamina	$1329
143 km or 89 mi	Kaarina	$1450
150 km or 93 mi	Turku	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Raisio	$1450
157 km or 98 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
160 km or 100 mi	Tampere	$1464
164 km or 102 mi	Nokia	$1432
169 km or 105 mi	Ylojarvi	$1426
170 km or 106 mi	Sastamala	$1391
181 km or 113 mi	Sillamae	$952
188 km or 117 mi	Jamsa	$1394
201 km or 125 mi	Parnu	$1064
203 km or 126 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
203 km or 126 mi	Narva	$953
205 km or 127 mi	Viljandi	$933
210 km or 131 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
214 km or 133 mi	Rauma	$1254
224 km or 139 mi	Pori	$1239
224 km or 139 mi	Tartu	$1045

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$912
18 km or 11 mi	National	$2962
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3065
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3428
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2916
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$3043
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2898
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2964
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2930
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3124
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3279
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2917
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2834
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3199
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$880
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2637
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2945
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3109
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2732
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2763
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2936
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2578
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2764
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2698
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2677