Kingstown vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kingstown	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$995	$1276
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2391	$3034
🏠 One person rent	$380	$593
🏘️ Family rent	$598	$1048
🍽️ Food expenses	$475	$413
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.2	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1067	$933
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	4	22
😀 Quality of life	54	62
🏙️ Population	24.5K	1.96M

The cost of living in Kingstown is 22% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 5614th and 4582nd ($995 vs $1276) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th in Saint Vincent and Mexico, respectively. Check Saint Vincent vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Kingstown compared to 0.7 months in Tijuana. Kingstown ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Vincent vs Tijuana ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 6384th and 5555th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingstown vs Tijuana

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	Kingstown	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.35	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$3.35
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$4.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$814
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$465	$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$837
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.8	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.3	$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.52%	12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$602	$3301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$599	$2878
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.19	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.4	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.24	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.48	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$9.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.07	$4.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.59	$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.61	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.2	$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.48	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.5	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.8	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$105	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10636	$4868

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Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1005
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1178
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1083
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1083
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1453
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1138
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1010
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1223
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$1039
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1718
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$707
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$645
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$613
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$830
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1143
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$680
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1114
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$772
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1330
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1327
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$773
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$873
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$650
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$685
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$752
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$793

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