Indianapolis vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Indianapolis	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2187	$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5233	$2567
🏠 One person rent	$1311	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$2114	$902
🍽️ Food expenses	$613	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4970	$856
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	71	22
😀 Quality of life	90	58
🏙️ Population	888K	1.96M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 108% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 1397th and 5280th ($2187 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1219th 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 2.3 months in Indianapolis compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Indianapolis ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 159th and 5480th 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	$25.2	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.2	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$8.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$3.06
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.43	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1457	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1013	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2390	$1127
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1686	$741
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$56.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.5	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1980	$2860
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1549	$1715
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.5	$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$6.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.64	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.07	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.9	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.9	$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.3	$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1865	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27094	$2656

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$1999
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1978
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1927
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1745
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$1963
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1954
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1917
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$1975
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1929
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1905
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1694
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1900
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2092
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1612
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1448
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$1894
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1793
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1980
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1822
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1560
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1837
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1814
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1877
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1896
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1436
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1921
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1912
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1824
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2464
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1852
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1840
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2124
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1896
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1735
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1724
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1894
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1860
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1845
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1856
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1828

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$922
18 km or 11 mi	National	$2877
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$2973
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3346
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2775
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$2936
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2799
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2821
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2765
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$2853
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$2795
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2718
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2783
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$2926
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$912
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2579
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2886
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3006
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2650
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2717
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2828
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2587
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2789
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2653
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2644