Mexico City vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3028
$2567
🏠 One person rent
$611
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$1253
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$740
$856
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
90
22
😀 Quality of life
68
58
🏙️ Population
9.21M
1.96M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 13% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 4630th and 5280th ($1190 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 11th 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 5th best cities to live in Mexico, and 3360th vs 5480th 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
$10.3
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$8.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$3.06
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$838
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1747
$1127
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$741
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.7
$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$56.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2781
$2860
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2233
$1715
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.65
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.69
$6.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.51
$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.09
$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$396
$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8550
$2656

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709

Cities near Tijuana

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi Imperial Beach
$2786
11 km or 6.9 mi Chula Vista
$2893
15 km or 9.5 mi Las Delicias
$922
18 km or 11 mi National
$2877
21 km or 13 mi Rosarito Beach
$922
22 km or 14 mi Coronado
$2973
23 km or 15 mi Lemon Grove
$2783
24 km or 15 mi San Diego
$3346
27 km or 17 mi La Mesa
$2775
30 km or 19 mi El Cajon
$2936
38 km or 24 mi Santee
$2799
42 km or 26 mi La Jolla
$2821
48 km or 30 mi Poway
$2765
62 km or 38 mi Encinitas
$2853
66 km or 41 mi Escondido
$2795
69 km or 43 mi San Marcos
$2718
76 km or 47 mi Carlsbad
$2997
77 km or 48 mi Vista
$2783
81 km or 50 mi Oceanside
$2926
84 km or 52 mi Ensenada
$912
96 km or 59 mi Fallbrook
$2767
109 km or 67 mi Temecula
$2579
115 km or 72 mi San Clemente
$2886
117 km or 73 mi Murrieta
$3006
119 km or 74 mi French Valley
$2650
121 km or 75 mi Wildomar
$2717
122 km or 76 mi Dana Point
$2828
123 km or 77 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2842
128 km or 80 mi Laguna Niguel
$3001
128 km or 80 mi Menifee
$2587
131 km or 82 mi Laguna Beach
$2928
131 km or 82 mi Lake Elsinore
$2654
134 km or 83 mi Mission Viejo
$3444
135 km or 84 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2950
135 km or 84 mi Laguna Hills
$3035
135 km or 84 mi Hemet
$2789
138 km or 86 mi Aliso Viejo
$3330
138 km or 86 mi Lake Forest
$3047
139 km or 87 mi El Centro
$2653
140 km or 87 mi San Jacinto
$2644