Mexico City vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1475
$1276
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3516
$3034
🏠 One person rent
$792
$593
🏘️ Family rent
$1397
$1048
🍽️ Food expenses
$447
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1122
$933
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
93
22
😀 Quality of life
73
62
🏙️ Population
9.21M
1.96M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 16% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 4074th and 4582nd ($1475 vs $1276) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 11th in Mexico.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mexico City compared to 0.7 months in Tijuana. Ranked 1st vs 7th best cities to live in Mexico, and 2482nd vs 5555th 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
$11.6
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.62
$3.35
☕ Cappuccino
$4.18
$4.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.71
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1061
$814
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$634
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1959
$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1139
$837
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.41%
12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3972
$3301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2110
$2878
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.69
$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.81
$9.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.43
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.2
$4.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.4
$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.59
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.5
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$492
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13182
$4868

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$977
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1003
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$959
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$832
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$940
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$878
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$981
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$914
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1013
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$932
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$994
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$874
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$897
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1034
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$763
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$971
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$976
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1051
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$973
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$980
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1047
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1255
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$960
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$755
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$924
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$817
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$916
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$935
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$905
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$952
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$961
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$852
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$673
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1472
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$974
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$962
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$920
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1005

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