Manchester vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manchester	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2071	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5081	$2573
🏠 One person rent	$1241	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$2185	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2923	$822
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	91	22
😀 Quality of life	92	58
🏙️ Population	548K	1.96M

The cost of living in Manchester is 98% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 1662nd and 5176th ($2071 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 12th 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 Manchester compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Manchester ranked 13th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 85th and 5576th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Tijuana

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	Manchester	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.9	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.7	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.46	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1351	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$936	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2179	$1158
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.9	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.9%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5330	$3302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3723	$2141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.54	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.94	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.6	$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.03	$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.2	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.8	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88	$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1818	$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19551	$2569

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1948
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1806
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1672
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1806
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1962
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1574
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1675
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1497
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1753
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1762
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1376
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1793
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1737
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1686
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1486
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1456
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1598
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1707
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1680
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1706
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1401
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1774
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1764
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1897
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1710
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1681

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