Las Vegas vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Las Vegas	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2271	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5203	$2573
🏠 One person rent	$1389	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$2398	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$604	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4042	$822
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	51	22
😀 Quality of life	87	58
🏙️ Population	642K	1.96M

The cost of living in Las Vegas is 117% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 1211th and 5176th ($2271 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th 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 1.8 months in Las Vegas compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Las Vegas ranked 75th best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 290th and 5576th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Las Vegas vs Tijuana

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	Las Vegas	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.6	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$6.11	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1329	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1126	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2493	$1158
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1986	$737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$246	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3295	$3302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2677	$2141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.93	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.87	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.95	$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.69	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.4	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.3	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.4	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1017	$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13572	$2569

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Cities near Las Vegas

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	North Las Vegas	$2260
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Paradise	$2322
16 km or 10 mi	Enterprise	$2343
18 km or 11 mi	Summerlin South	$2261
21 km or 13 mi	Henderson	$2566
78 km or 48 mi	Pahrump	$2235
127 km or 79 mi	Bullhead	$1852
147 km or 91 mi	Kingman	$1926
174 km or 108 mi	St. George	$2126
181 km or 112 mi	Washington	$2146
202 km or 125 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
221 km or 137 mi	Barstow	$2749
236 km or 146 mi	Ridgecrest	$2115
241 km or 150 mi	Twentynine Palms	$2592
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar	$2083
254 km or 158 mi	Yucca Valley	$2141
263 km or 163 mi	Apple Valley	$2550
266 km or 165 mi	Victorville	$2568
273 km or 169 mi	Adelanto	$2840
275 km or 171 mi	Desert Hot Springs	$2471
277 km or 172 mi	Hesperia	$2657
289 km or 179 mi	Cathedral	$2421
289 km or 180 mi	Blythe	$2763
290 km or 180 mi	Palm Springs	$2389
290 km or 180 mi	Indio	$2619
292 km or 181 mi	Coachella	$2778
294 km or 183 mi	Palm Desert	$2578
294 km or 183 mi	Yucaipa	$2502
295 km or 183 mi	Highland	$2888
296 km or 184 mi	Banning	$2501
297 km or 184 mi	La Quinta	$2619
299 km or 186 mi	San Bernardino	$2447
299 km or 186 mi	Redlands	$2768
300 km or 186 mi	Beaumont	$2544
303 km or 188 mi	Prescott	$2466
304 km or 189 mi	Loma Linda	$2726
305 km or 190 mi	Colton	$3060
306 km or 190 mi	Rialto	$2701
310 km or 192 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
312 km or 194 mi	Moreno Valley	$2695

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$912
18 km or 11 mi	National	$2962
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3065
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3428
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2916
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$3043
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2898
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2964
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2930
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3124
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3279
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2917
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2834
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3199
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$880
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2637
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2945
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3109
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2732
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2763
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2936
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2578
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2764
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2698
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2677