London vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	London	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3296	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7841	$2573
🏠 One person rent	$2211	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$4100	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$375	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$822
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	22
😀 Quality of life	99	58
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.96M

The cost of living in London is 215% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 58th and 5176th ($3296 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th in the United Kingdom and Mexico, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in London compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 4th and 5576th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Tijuana

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	London	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.4	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2704	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1831	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$1158
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3478	$737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20412	$3302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10524	$2141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.9	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.2	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.6	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2250	$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26090	$2569

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009

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