Cost of Living in Tijuana

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$1184
$2873
🛋️ Without rent
$677
$1943
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$508
$929
🍽️ Food
$409
$1069
🚐 Transport
$167
$466
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$944
😀 Quality of life
57
🏙️ Population
1.96M

The average cost of living in Tijuana is $1184, which is close to the world's average cost of living, ranked 4480th out of 9294 in our global list and 12th out of 144 in Mexico.

The median after-tax salary is $944, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months. Ranked 5782nd (TOP 62%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 8th best city to live in Mexico. With an estimated population of 1.96M, Tijuana is the 2nd largest city in Mexico.

✈️ Closest airport 4 km Aeropuerto Internacional Gral. Abelardo Rodriguez
😷 Air quality Moderate 15.4 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 11159 University of Tijuana
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Prices in Tijuana

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

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