Melbourne vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Melbourne	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2308	$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5590	$2855
🏠 One person rent	$1286	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$2187	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4060	$988
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	22
😀 Quality of life	100	63
🏙️ Population	5.35M	1.96M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 91% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 1249th and 4681st ($2308 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 9th 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 5591st 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	$14.5	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.74	$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1462	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2675	$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1808	$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.5	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	12.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7072	$3040
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5978	$2330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.57	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$115	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.38	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.43	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$8.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.63	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.88	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.9	$4.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.07	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.5	$44.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.7	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$72	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1948	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22799	$4593

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1681
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1673
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1736
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1768
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1738
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1728
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1706
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1725
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2058
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1464
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1362
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1813
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1662
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1786
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1667
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1660
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2019
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1771
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1678
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2127
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1364
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1568
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1580
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2117
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1599
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1747
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2292
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1888
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2640
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2181
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1839
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1184
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
18 km or 11 mi	National	$3013
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3195
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3469
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2943
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$2988
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2887
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2996
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2922
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3066
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3215
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2931
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2930
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3274
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$903
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2681
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2967
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3049
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2715
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2776
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2994
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2626
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2742
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2751
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2642