Long Beach vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Long Beach Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2732
$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6311
$3053
🏠 One person rent
$1782
$616
🏘️ Family rent
$3096
$1076
🍽️ Food expenses
$654
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4305
$1025
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
94
22
😀 Quality of life
78
62
🏙️ Population
467K
1.96M

The cost of living in Long Beach is 111% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 524th and 4578th ($2732 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 453rd and 9th 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 1.6 months in Long Beach compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Long Beach ranked 282nd best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 992nd and 5712th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs Tijuana

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Long Beach Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.1
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.4
$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$5.81
$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1919
$768
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1544
$500
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3153
$1368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2806
$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7165
$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6988
$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.6
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.03
$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.96
$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.8
$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.66
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.99
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.4
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.5
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1666
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22757
$4857

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2874
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2750
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$3078
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2880
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2702
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2770
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$3118
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2829
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$3718
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2695
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$3051
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2835
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2688
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2970
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2892
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3744
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2820
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3193
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2698
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3227
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2827
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$3057
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2930
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2810
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2775
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2803
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2917
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3199
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2847
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3262
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2879
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2850
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$3020
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2789
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2796
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2815
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$3055
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2769
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$3059

Cities near Tijuana

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi Imperial Beach
$2933
11 km or 6.9 mi Chula Vista
$2995
15 km or 9.5 mi Las Delicias
$1141
18 km or 11 mi National
$3053
21 km or 13 mi Rosarito Beach
$1138
22 km or 14 mi Coronado
$3220
23 km or 15 mi Lemon Grove
$2995
24 km or 15 mi San Diego
$3507
27 km or 17 mi La Mesa
$2963
30 km or 19 mi El Cajon
$3040
38 km or 24 mi Santee
$2948
42 km or 26 mi La Jolla
$3033
48 km or 30 mi Poway
$2995
62 km or 38 mi Encinitas
$3243
66 km or 41 mi Escondido
$3261
69 km or 43 mi San Marcos
$2995
76 km or 47 mi Carlsbad
$3245
77 km or 48 mi Vista
$2976
81 km or 50 mi Oceanside
$3251
84 km or 52 mi Ensenada
$968
96 km or 59 mi Fallbrook
$2927
109 km or 67 mi Temecula
$2676
115 km or 72 mi San Clemente
$2963
117 km or 73 mi Murrieta
$3070
119 km or 74 mi French Valley
$2758
121 km or 75 mi Wildomar
$2815
122 km or 76 mi Dana Point
$3030
123 km or 77 mi San Juan Capistrano
$3085
128 km or 80 mi Laguna Niguel
$3513
128 km or 80 mi Menifee
$2621
131 km or 82 mi Laguna Beach
$3122
131 km or 82 mi Lake Elsinore
$2669
134 km or 83 mi Mission Viejo
$3544
135 km or 84 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2980
135 km or 84 mi Laguna Hills
$3027
135 km or 84 mi Hemet
$2767
138 km or 86 mi Aliso Viejo
$3449
138 km or 86 mi Lake Forest
$2554
139 km or 87 mi El Centro
$2752
140 km or 87 mi San Jacinto
$2667