Melbourne vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2397
$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5694
$2567
🏠 One person rent
$1344
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$2215
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$345
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4357
$856
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
100
22
😀 Quality of life
100
58
🏙️ Population
5.03M
1.96M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 128% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 923rd and 5280th ($2397 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 11th in Australia and Mexico, respectively. Check Australia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 1st and 5480th among best cities to live in the world.

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Melbourne Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.1
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$8.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.61
$3.06
 Cappuccino
$3.66
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1361
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2752
$1127
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1818
$741
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$56.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7512
$2860
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5768
$1715
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.66
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$126
$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$18.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.36
$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$6.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.74
$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.8
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.82
$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.2
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.1
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.3
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1974
$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21306
$2656

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1758
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1757
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1876
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1822
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1795
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1800
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1738
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1805
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1892
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1357
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1397
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1829
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1717
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1697
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1900
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1746
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1798
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2393
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1816
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1748
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2265
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1500
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1674
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1532
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2246
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1732
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1815
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2472
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1997
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2801
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2286
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1833
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2013
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1289
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913

Cities near Tijuana

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi Imperial Beach
$2786
11 km or 6.9 mi Chula Vista
$2893
15 km or 9.5 mi Las Delicias
$922
18 km or 11 mi National
$2877
21 km or 13 mi Rosarito Beach
$922
22 km or 14 mi Coronado
$2973
23 km or 15 mi Lemon Grove
$2783
24 km or 15 mi San Diego
$3346
27 km or 17 mi La Mesa
$2775
30 km or 19 mi El Cajon
$2936
38 km or 24 mi Santee
$2799
42 km or 26 mi La Jolla
$2821
48 km or 30 mi Poway
$2765
62 km or 38 mi Encinitas
$2853
66 km or 41 mi Escondido
$2795
69 km or 43 mi San Marcos
$2718
76 km or 47 mi Carlsbad
$2997
77 km or 48 mi Vista
$2783
81 km or 50 mi Oceanside
$2926
84 km or 52 mi Ensenada
$912
96 km or 59 mi Fallbrook
$2767
109 km or 67 mi Temecula
$2579
115 km or 72 mi San Clemente
$2886
117 km or 73 mi Murrieta
$3006
119 km or 74 mi French Valley
$2650
121 km or 75 mi Wildomar
$2717
122 km or 76 mi Dana Point
$2828
123 km or 77 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2842
128 km or 80 mi Laguna Niguel
$3001
128 km or 80 mi Menifee
$2587
131 km or 82 mi Laguna Beach
$2928
131 km or 82 mi Lake Elsinore
$2654
134 km or 83 mi Mission Viejo
$3444
135 km or 84 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2950
135 km or 84 mi Laguna Hills
$3035
135 km or 84 mi Hemet
$2789
138 km or 86 mi Aliso Viejo
$3330
138 km or 86 mi Lake Forest
$3047
139 km or 87 mi El Centro
$2653
140 km or 87 mi San Jacinto
$2644