Madrid vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2089
$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4820
$3053
🏠 One person rent
$1219
$616
🏘️ Family rent
$2088
$1076
🍽️ Food expenses
$518
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2681
$1025
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
98
22
😀 Quality of life
90
62
🏙️ Population
3.51M
1.96M

The cost of living in Madrid is 61% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 1805th and 4578th ($2089 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 9th in Spain and Mexico, respectively. Check Spain vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 190th and 5712th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Tijuana

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Madrid Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.4
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.2
$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.79
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.17
$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1380
$768
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$500
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2540
$1368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1720
$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.15%
12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8795
$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4558
$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.77
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.6
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.28
$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.09
$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.06
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.63
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$702
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14237
$4857

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Cities near Madrid

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1936
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1751
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1731
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1747
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1648
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1671
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1688
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1697
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1226
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1350
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1366
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1251
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1384
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1433
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1408
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1215
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$918
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1260
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1387
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1343
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1451
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1349
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1461
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1146
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1253
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1462
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1356
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1435
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1471
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1300
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1734
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1365
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1123
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1388
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1331
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1299
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$957
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1385
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1366
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1797

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