London vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	London	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3662	$1276
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8238	$3034
🏠 One person rent	$2434	$593
🏘️ Family rent	$4002	$1048
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$413
🚐 Transport expenses	$409	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4720	$933
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	22
😀 Quality of life	97	62
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.96M

The cost of living in London is 187% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 28th and 4582nd ($3662 vs $1276) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th 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 0.7 months in Tijuana. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tijuana ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 4th and 5555th 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	$22.6	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.8	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.64	$3.35
☕ Cappuccino	$5.66	$4.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2743	$814
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2091	$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4437	$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3517	$837
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.6	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.79%	12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20829	$3301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9663	$2878
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.01	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$106	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.1	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$9.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.6	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.8	$4.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.9	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.4	$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2713	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25686	$4868

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3042
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2520
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2447
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2563
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2399
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2382
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2349
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2630
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2308
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2451
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2205
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2214
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2290
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2117
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2253
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2294
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2545
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2244
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2234
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2820
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2234
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2159
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2634
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2289
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2235
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2309
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1842
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2188
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2200
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2164
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2559
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2109
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2363
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2476
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2178

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