Jacksonville vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jacksonville	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5181	$3053
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$616
🏘️ Family rent	$2236	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$641	$416
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3821	$1025
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	56	22
😀 Quality of life	87	62
🏙️ Population	950K	1.96M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 72% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 1439th and 4578th ($2224 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1197th 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 1.7 months in Jacksonville compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Jacksonville ranked 106th best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 343rd and 5712th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs Tijuana

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	Jacksonville	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$5.75	$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1441	$768
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$500
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2481	$1368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1839	$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.4	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2629	$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2143	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.6	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.43	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.08	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.2	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1311	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11934	$4857

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2204
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2130
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2152
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2133
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2365
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2160
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2234
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1979
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2237
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2292
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2290
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2362
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2285
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2330
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1503
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2130
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2288
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2320
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2356
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2352
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2325
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2381
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2359
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2313
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2450
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2491
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2234
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2095
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2293
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2610
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2613
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1860

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2933
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2995
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1141
18 km or 11 mi	National	$3053
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1138
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3220
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2995
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3507
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2963
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$3040
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2948
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$3033
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2995
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3243
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3261
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2995
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3245
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2976
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3251
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$968
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2927
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2676
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2963
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3070
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2758
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2815
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$3030
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3085
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3513
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2621
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$3122
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2669
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3544
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2980
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3027
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2767
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3449
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2554
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2752
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2667