Melbourne vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Melbourne	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2543	$1276
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6242	$3034
🏠 One person rent	$1414	$593
🏘️ Family rent	$2478	$1048
🍽️ Food expenses	$607	$413
🚐 Transport expenses	$361	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4489	$933
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	22
😀 Quality of life	100	62
🏙️ Population	5.35M	1.96M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 99% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 829th and 4582nd ($2543 vs $1276) 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 0.7 months in Tijuana. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Tijuana ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 1st and 5555th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Tijuana

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	Melbourne	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.1	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.51	$3.35
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$4.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1557	$814
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1162	$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2836	$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$837
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.2	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.58%	12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6978	$3301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6027	$2878
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.85	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$140	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.94	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$9.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.68	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.54	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26	$4.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.14	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.17	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.8	$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2326	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22313	$4868

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132

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