Indianapolis vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Indianapolis	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2129	$1184
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5041	$2873
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$508
🏘️ Family rent	$1916	$929
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4818	$944
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	71	22
😀 Quality of life	89	57
🏙️ Population	888K	1.96M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 80% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 1474th and 4480th ($2129 vs $1184) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1308th 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 2.3 months in Indianapolis compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Indianapolis ranked 27th best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 8th in Mexico, while ranked 146th and 5782nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Tijuana

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	Indianapolis	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.3	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.9	$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.3	$9.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.11	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.19	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1305	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$966	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2169	$1219
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1492	$729
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	11.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1877	$3013
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1547	$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.9	$40.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.21	$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$7.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$7.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.2	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.73	$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.23	$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.08	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$108	$49.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.5	$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1858	$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27248	$4103

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2019
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$2034
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2032
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$2037
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2002
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1988
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1973
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$1992
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1906
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1950
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1795
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1896
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2212
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1775
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1596
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$1944
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1850
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2127
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1846
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1465
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1840
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1732
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1889
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1486
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1826
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1750
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1803
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$1938
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1844
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1659
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$1907
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1709
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1721
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1507
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1919
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1844
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1904
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1857
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1798

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2851
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2969
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1032
18 km or 11 mi	National	$2907
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1029
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3051
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2844
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3427
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2868
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$2910
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2788
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2867
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2784
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$2879
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$2884
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2722
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3046
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2732
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3094
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$1027
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2709
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2597
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$3070
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3155
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2684
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2803
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2751
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2681
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$2461
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2637
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$2755
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2730
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3513
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2960
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$2957
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2879
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3180
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2944
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2687
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2684