Las Vegas vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Las Vegas	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2246	$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5103	$2567
🏠 One person rent	$1378	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$2376	$902
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4304	$856
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	51	22
😀 Quality of life	88	58
🏙️ Population	642K	1.96M

The cost of living in Las Vegas is 114% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 1265th and 5280th ($2246 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1114th 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 1.9 months in Las Vegas compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Las Vegas ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 240th and 5480th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Las Vegas	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$8.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$3.06
☕ Cappuccino	$5.94	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1259	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1133	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2413	$1127
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1989	$741
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$56.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.3	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.73%	11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3082	$2860
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2716	$1715
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.6	$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.17	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$6.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.31	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.41	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.72	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.7	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.3	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$49	$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1002	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9634	$2656

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Cities near Las Vegas

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	North Las Vegas	$2239
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Paradise	$2309
16 km or 10 mi	Enterprise	$2346
18 km or 11 mi	Summerlin South	$2253
21 km or 13 mi	Henderson	$2639
78 km or 48 mi	Pahrump	$2256
127 km or 79 mi	Bullhead	$1842
147 km or 91 mi	Kingman	$1886
174 km or 108 mi	St. George	$2152
181 km or 112 mi	Washington	$2163
202 km or 125 mi	Lake Havasu	$1999
221 km or 137 mi	Barstow	$2641
236 km or 146 mi	Ridgecrest	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Twentynine Palms	$2416
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar	$1638
254 km or 158 mi	Yucca Valley	$1705
263 km or 163 mi	Apple Valley	$2536
266 km or 165 mi	Victorville	$2514
273 km or 169 mi	Adelanto	$2632
275 km or 171 mi	Desert Hot Springs	$2356
277 km or 172 mi	Hesperia	$2560
289 km or 179 mi	Cathedral	$2302
289 km or 180 mi	Blythe	$2638
290 km or 180 mi	Palm Springs	$2256
290 km or 180 mi	Indio	$2469
292 km or 181 mi	Coachella	$2591
294 km or 183 mi	Palm Desert	$2449
294 km or 183 mi	Yucaipa	$2435
295 km or 183 mi	Highland	$2470
296 km or 184 mi	Banning	$2482
297 km or 184 mi	La Quinta	$2497
299 km or 186 mi	San Bernardino	$2054
299 km or 186 mi	Redlands	$2896
300 km or 186 mi	Beaumont	$2493
303 km or 188 mi	Prescott	$2484
304 km or 189 mi	Loma Linda	$2674
305 km or 190 mi	Colton	$3152
306 km or 190 mi	Rialto	$2630
310 km or 192 mi	Prescott Valley	$2415
312 km or 194 mi	Moreno Valley	$2611

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