Long Beach vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Long Beach Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2683
$1276
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6239
$3034
🏠 One person rent
$1744
$593
🏘️ Family rent
$3093
$1048
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4372
$933
😷 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 110% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 604th and 4582nd ($2683 vs $1276) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 532nd and 11th 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 0.7 months in Tijuana. Long Beach ranked 279th best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 958th and 5555th 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
$19.1
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.2
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.8
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$3.35
☕ Cappuccino
$5.82
$4.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.47
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$814
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1515
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3208
$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2788
$837
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.08%
12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7147
$3301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6897
$2878
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.57
$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$9.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.8
$4.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.51
$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.94
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.4
$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.1
$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1650
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19617
$4868

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$3000
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2893
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2774
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$3115
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2922
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2758
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2793
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$3124
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2854
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$3737
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2739
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$3076
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2880
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2694
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2989
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2920
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3771
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2867
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3243
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2766
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3238
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2875
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$3139
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2987
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2866
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2798
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2840
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2945
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3251
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2868
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3295
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2945
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2888
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$3066
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2826
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2818
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2835
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$3090
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2826
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$3164

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