Memphis vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Memphis	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1917	$1276
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4608	$3034
🏠 One person rent	$1113	$593
🏘️ Family rent	$1707	$1048
🍽️ Food expenses	$568	$413
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3719	$933
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	66	22
😀 Quality of life	87	62
🏙️ Population	633K	1.96M

The cost of living in Memphis is 50% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 2305th and 4582nd ($1917 vs $1276) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1739th and 11th in the United States and Mexico, respectively. Check the United States vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Memphis compared to 0.7 months in Tijuana. Memphis ranked 96th best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 311th and 5555th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Memphis	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.76	$3.35
☕ Cappuccino	$5.23	$4.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.3	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1107	$814
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$892	$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1660	$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1418	$837
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.01%	12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1785	$3301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1360	$2878
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.5	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.6	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.63	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$9.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.79	$4.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.6	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$44	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.5	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1698	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27334	$4868

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Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2405
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2185
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1891
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$1979
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1888
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2058
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2300
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2171
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1985
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1782
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1890
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1838
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1588
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1829
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1534
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1638
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1816
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1883
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1525
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1862
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1922
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1427
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1940
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1868
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1818
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1756
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1749
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1968
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1725
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1686
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2027
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1812
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1666
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2074
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1429
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1427
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2809

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