Minneapolis vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Minneapolis	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2384	$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5758	$3053
🏠 One person rent	$1405	$616
🏘️ Family rent	$2471	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$702	$416
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4498	$1025
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	86	22
😀 Quality of life	89	62
🏙️ Population	430K	1.96M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 84% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 1119th and 4578th ($2384 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 959th and 9th in the United States and Mexico, respectively. Check the United States vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Minneapolis compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Minneapolis ranked 71st best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 263rd and 5712th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minneapolis vs Tijuana

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	Minneapolis	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.8	$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$6.06	$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1609	$768
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$500
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2803	$1368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2106	$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.4	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3392	$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2176	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.1	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.07	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.7	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.37	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.53	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.88	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.7	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1530	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26188	$4857

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2289
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2287
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2288
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2219
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2270
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2277
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2284
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2260
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2273
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2278
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2273
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2062
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2257
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2290
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2175
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2229
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2303
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2293
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2189
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2361
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2160
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2359
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2197
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2212
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2189
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2234
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2192
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2230
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2275
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2304
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2410
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2292
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2354
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2125
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2272
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2174
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2216
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2219
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2259
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2582

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2933
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2995
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1141
18 km or 11 mi	National	$3053
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1138
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3220
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2995
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3507
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2963
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$3040
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2948
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$3033
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2995
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3243
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3261
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2995
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3245
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2976
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3251
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$968
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2927
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2676
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2963
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3070
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2758
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2815
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$3030
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3085
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3513
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2621
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$3122
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2669
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3544
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2980
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3027
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2767
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3449
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2554
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2752
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2667