Mesa vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mesa	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2413	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5513	$2573
🏠 One person rent	$1527	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$2684	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.6	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4154	$822
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	67	22
😀 Quality of life	73	58
🏙️ Population	504K	1.96M

The cost of living in Mesa is 130% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 933rd and 5176th ($2413 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 854th and 12th 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 1.7 months in Mesa compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Mesa ranked 422nd best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 1561st and 5576th 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	$20.1	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.5	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.74	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1564	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1217	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2503	$1158
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2321	$737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$243	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$84	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2947	$3302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3478	$2141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.9	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.7	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.18	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.22	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.48	$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.79	$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.21	$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.14	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1121	$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12523	$2569

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Cities near Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2417
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2423
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2306
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2395
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1979
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2342
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2281
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2525
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2468
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2304
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2328
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2319
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2388
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2073
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2466
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1957
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2077
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$830
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2763
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1815
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1926
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1947
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$788
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1852
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2729
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$913

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$912
18 km or 11 mi	National	$2962
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3065
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3428
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2916
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$3043
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2898
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2964
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2930
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3124
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3279
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2917
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2834
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3199
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$880
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2637
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2945
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3109
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2732
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2763
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2936
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2578
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2764
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2698
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2677