Los Angeles vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$2573
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$822
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	99	22
😀 Quality of life	93	58
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.96M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 205% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 80th and 5176th ($3196 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 12th 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 58th and 5576th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Tijuana

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	Los Angeles	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.7	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$1158
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$3302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$2141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$2569

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

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