Indianapolis vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Indianapolis	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2382	$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5728	$2855
🏠 One person rent	$1450	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$2501	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4546	$988
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	70	22
😀 Quality of life	91	63
🏙️ Population	888K	1.96M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 97% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 1089th and 4681st ($2382 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 957th and 9th 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 1.9 months in Indianapolis compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Indianapolis ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 186th and 5591st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Indianapolis	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.1	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.9	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5.78	$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1547	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1154	$467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2724	$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2077	$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.1	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	12.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1963	$3040
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1551	$2330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.1	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.18	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$8.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.94	$4.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.29	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$44.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1686	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27445	$4593

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2070
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1941
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1978
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1753
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2035
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2017
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1984
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$1969
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1847
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1971
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1848
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1769
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2097
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1731
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1484
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2031
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1851
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1919
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1857
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1559
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1915
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1905
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1993
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1990
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1922
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2025
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1957
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2480
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1899
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1845
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2140
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1925
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1917
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1738
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1980
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1965
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1862
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1850
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1961

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