Munich vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Munich	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2463	$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5699	$2855
🏠 One person rent	$1467	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$2572	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$237	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3954	$988
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	90	22
😀 Quality of life	94	63
🏙️ Population	1.51M	1.96M

The cost of living in Munich is 104% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 920th and 4681st ($2463 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Germany and Mexico, respectively. Check Germany vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Munich compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 61st and 5591st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Tijuana

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	Munich	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.9	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.83	$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.05	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1546	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1155	$467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2816	$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$294	$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.03%	12.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13232	$3040
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9526	$2330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.77	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.9	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.32	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$8.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.4	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.75	$4.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.71	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.8	$44.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14492	$4593

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1966
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1924
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1956
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1934
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1905
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1876
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1731
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1842
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1757
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1725
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1854
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1784
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1841
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1298
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1826
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1790
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1954
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1848
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1745
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1664
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1851
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1659
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1655
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1671
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1807
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1597
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2083
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1585
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1697
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1917
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1675
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1706
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1720
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1725
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1654
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1657
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1654
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1904
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1730

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
18 km or 11 mi	National	$3013
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3195
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3469
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2943
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$2988
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2887
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2996
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2922
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3066
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3215
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2931
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2930
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3274
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$903
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2681
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2967
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3049
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2715
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2776
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2994
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2626
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2742
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2751
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2642