London vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	London	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3427	$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8384	$2567
🏠 One person rent	$2251	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$4328	$902
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$393	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4627	$856
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	22
😀 Quality of life	99	58
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.96M

The cost of living in London is 226% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 37th and 5280th ($3427 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.4 months in London compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 2nd and 5480th 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	$23	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.8	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$8.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.7	$3.06
☕ Cappuccino	$4.87	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2586	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5526	$1127
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3635	$741
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$275	$56.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.35%	11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17558	$2860
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10692	$1715
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.73	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$6.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.1	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.92	$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.94	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$142	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$99	$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2404	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25830	$2656

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3054
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2624
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2353
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2322
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2372
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2268
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2248
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2381
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2255
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2245
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2491
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2184
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2173
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2202
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2589
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2328
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2106
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2363
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2179
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2630
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2157
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2020
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2451
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2159
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2040
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2310
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1963
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2033
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2202
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2152
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2053
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2033
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2041
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2028
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2477
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2055

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