Mexico City vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1288
$1184
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3248
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$663
$508
🏘️ Family rent
$1322
$929
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$409
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$819
$944
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
90
22
😀 Quality of life
66
57
🏙️ Population
9.21M
1.96M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 9% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 4206th and 4480th ($1288 vs $1184) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 12th in Mexico.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mexico City compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Ranked 1st vs 8th best cities to live in Mexico, and 4184th vs 5782nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Tijuana

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Mexico City Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.4
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$9.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$3.96
 Cappuccino
$3.86
$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1792
$1219
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$729
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.98%
11.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3145
$3013
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2277
$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$40.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.07
$21.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$7.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$7.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.34
$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.53
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.6
$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.4
$49.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10204
$4103

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881

Cities near Tijuana

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi Imperial Beach
$2851
11 km or 6.9 mi Chula Vista
$2969
15 km or 9.5 mi Las Delicias
$1032
18 km or 11 mi National
$2907
21 km or 13 mi Rosarito Beach
$1029
22 km or 14 mi Coronado
$3051
23 km or 15 mi Lemon Grove
$2844
24 km or 15 mi San Diego
$3427
27 km or 17 mi La Mesa
$2868
30 km or 19 mi El Cajon
$2910
38 km or 24 mi Santee
$2788
42 km or 26 mi La Jolla
$2867
48 km or 30 mi Poway
$2784
62 km or 38 mi Encinitas
$2879
66 km or 41 mi Escondido
$2884
69 km or 43 mi San Marcos
$2722
76 km or 47 mi Carlsbad
$3046
77 km or 48 mi Vista
$2732
81 km or 50 mi Oceanside
$3094
84 km or 52 mi Ensenada
$1027
96 km or 59 mi Fallbrook
$2709
109 km or 67 mi Temecula
$2597
115 km or 72 mi San Clemente
$3070
117 km or 73 mi Murrieta
$3155
119 km or 74 mi French Valley
$2684
121 km or 75 mi Wildomar
$2803
122 km or 76 mi Dana Point
$2751
123 km or 77 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2681
128 km or 80 mi Laguna Niguel
$2461
128 km or 80 mi Menifee
$2637
131 km or 82 mi Laguna Beach
$2755
131 km or 82 mi Lake Elsinore
$2730
134 km or 83 mi Mission Viejo
$3513
135 km or 84 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2960
135 km or 84 mi Laguna Hills
$2957
135 km or 84 mi Hemet
$2879
138 km or 86 mi Aliso Viejo
$3180
138 km or 86 mi Lake Forest
$2944
139 km or 87 mi El Centro
$2687
140 km or 87 mi San Jacinto
$2684