Mesa vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mesa	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2293	$1276
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5392	$3034
🏠 One person rent	$1358	$593
🏘️ Family rent	$2389	$1048
🍽️ Food expenses	$688	$413
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.1	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4087	$933
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	68	22
😀 Quality of life	88	62
🏙️ Population	504K	1.96M

The cost of living in Mesa is 80% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 1311th and 4582nd ($2293 vs $1276) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1104th 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 1.8 months in Mesa compared to 0.7 months in Tijuana. Mesa ranked 93rd best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 304th and 5555th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mesa vs Tijuana

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	Mesa	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6	$3.35
☕ Cappuccino	$5.93	$4.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1336	$814
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1077	$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2471	$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1979	$837
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$78.1	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.11%	12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2959	$3301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3476	$2878
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.1	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.7	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.64	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.69	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$9.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.11	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.44	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$4.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.98	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.26	$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.23	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.1	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1190	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15526	$4868

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Cities near Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2378
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2463
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2367
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2423
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1974
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2366
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2243
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2365
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2343
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2296
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2346
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2454
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2318
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2089
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2321
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1933
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2153
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$771
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2818
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1767
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1865
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1924
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$876
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1835
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2817
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$994

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