Lima vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lima	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$977	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2440	$2573
🏠 One person rent	$407	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$726	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$822
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	78	22
😀 Quality of life	65	58
🏙️ Population	9.94M	1.96M

The cost of living in Lima is 7% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 5647th and 5176th ($977 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Peru and Mexico, respectively. Check Peru vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lima compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 4234th and 5576th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Tijuana

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	Lima	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.73	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.33	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$525	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$943	$1158
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.6	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1476	$3302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1418	$2141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.7	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.11	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.11	$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7764	$2569

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Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$790
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$727
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$685
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$562
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$614
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$622
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$656
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$561
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$598
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$504
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$591
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$714
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$489
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$549
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$626
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$562
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$549
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$598
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$548
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$588
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$547
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$565
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$520
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$505
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$518
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$600
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$513
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$505
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$414
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$694
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$748
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$463
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$569
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$758
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$673
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$688
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$697

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