Honolulu vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Honolulu	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3020	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7218	$2573
🏠 One person rent	$1911	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$3660	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$797	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4236	$822
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	62	22
😀 Quality of life	86	58
🏙️ Population	351K	1.96M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 188% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 151st and 5176th ($3020 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 134th and 12th in the United States and Mexico, respectively. Check the United States vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Honolulu compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Honolulu ranked 79th best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 301st and 5576th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Tijuana

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	Honolulu	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.2	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.71	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$6.94	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.36	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1923	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1611	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3723	$1158
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3223	$737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.7	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8598	$3302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8022	$2141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.98	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.7	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.6	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.67	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.55	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.24	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.7	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.5	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.7	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1364	$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19966	$2569

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2769
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2562
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2620
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2566
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3034
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2735
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3306
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2328
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$513
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1494
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1488
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2044
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2929
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3183
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3190
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3195
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3226
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2894
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2952
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$3997
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3269
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3319
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3115
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3905
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2929
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3678
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3657
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3344
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$514
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3466
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3649
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2856
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1995
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3004
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$2999
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3159

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