Minneapolis vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Minneapolis	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2256	$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5584	$2567
🏠 One person rent	$1311	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$902
🍽️ Food expenses	$676	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4424	$856
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	83	22
😀 Quality of life	88	58
🏙️ Population	430K	1.96M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 115% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 1228th and 5280th ($2256 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1082nd and 11th 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 2 months in Minneapolis compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Minneapolis ranked 60th best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 234th and 5480th 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	$20.1	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.8	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$8.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.96	$3.06
☕ Cappuccino	$6	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1461	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1061	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2697	$1127
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2009	$741
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$56.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.6	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3075	$2860
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2486	$1715
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90	$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.52	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$6.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.9	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.25	$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.17	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.44	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.7	$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.9	$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1565	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27084	$2656

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2231
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2224
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2280
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2193
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2224
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2358
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2282
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2305
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2400
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2251
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2398
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2091
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2282
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2292
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2476
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2239
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2353
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2297
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2200
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2429
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2177
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2361
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2212
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2249
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2196
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2227
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2258
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2319
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2320
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2485
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2352
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2447
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2162
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2318
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2191
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2252
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2262
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2294
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2640

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