Houston vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Houston	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2261	$1276
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5455	$3034
🏠 One person rent	$1267	$593
🏘️ Family rent	$2011	$1048
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$413
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4659	$933
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	22
😀 Quality of life	96	62
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.96M

The cost of living in Houston is 77% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 1367th and 4582nd ($2261 vs $1276) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1144th and 11th 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 2.1 months in Houston compared to 0.7 months in Tijuana. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 14th and 5555th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.7	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.99	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$3.35
☕ Cappuccino	$5.49	$4.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.69	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1416	$814
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$994	$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2413	$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1595	$837
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.6	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2519	$3301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1831	$2878
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.4	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.25	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$4.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.87	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1987	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22291	$4868

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2142
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2064
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2093
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2126
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2107
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2124
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2190
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1990
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$1916
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2011
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1860
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1893
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1900
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1621
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1843
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1950
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1872
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2003
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1977
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1516
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2475
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2058
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2070
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2168
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2110
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2125
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2120
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2149
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2066
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2123

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2984
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$3033
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1126
18 km or 11 mi	National	$3094
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1108
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3269
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$3023
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3486
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2997
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$3077
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2956
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$3065
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$3012
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3265
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3274
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$3008
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3269
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$3011
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3221
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$967
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2984
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2690
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2994
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3137
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2799
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2850
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$3051
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3075
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3492
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2646
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$3129
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2663
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3520
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2984
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3064
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2768
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3503
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2598
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2801
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2677