Mexico City vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Mexico City Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1331
$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3182
$2855
🏠 One person rent
$721
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$1296
$1004
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$397
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.3
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$988
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
92
22
😀 Quality of life
72
63
🏙️ Population
9.21M
1.96M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 10% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 4418th and 4681st ($1331 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 9th in Mexico.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Mexico City compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Ranked 1st vs 5th best cities to live in Mexico, and 3317th vs 5591st among the best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Mexico City vs Tijuana infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Mexico City vs Tijuana

Prices for goods and services in Mexico City and Tijuana are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Mexico City Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.1
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.8
$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$4.26
$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.71
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$988
$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1819
$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1067
$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.8
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.71%
12.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3569
$3040
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2491
$2330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.5
$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.33
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$8.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$4.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.69
$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.98
$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.1
$44.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.7
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.9
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$427
$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11015
$4593

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$908
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$851
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$868
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$926
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$819
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$842
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$977
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$717
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$914
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$998
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$912
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$936
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1184
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$875
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$724
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$860
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$764
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$858
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$873
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$846
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$875
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$894
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$784
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$643
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$893
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$896
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$860
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1030

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