Nashville vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nashville	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2451	$1276
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5856	$3034
🏠 One person rent	$1515	$593
🏘️ Family rent	$2643	$1048
🍽️ Food expenses	$643	$413
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4510	$933
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	78	22
😀 Quality of life	89	62
🏙️ Population	689K	1.96M

The cost of living in Nashville is 92% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 982nd and 4582nd ($2451 vs $1276) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 843rd 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 1.8 months in Nashville compared to 0.7 months in Tijuana. Nashville ranked 66th best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 252nd and 5555th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nashville vs Tijuana

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	Nashville	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.2	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.04	$3.35
☕ Cappuccino	$6.64	$4.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1666	$814
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1232	$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3034	$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2217	$837
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.5	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.02%	12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4767	$3301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2707	$2878
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.8	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.45	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.37	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$4.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.58	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.4	$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.2	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1468	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30286	$4868

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Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2332
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2322
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2315
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2809
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2246
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2275
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2245
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2017
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2027
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2074
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2213
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1761
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1795
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1933
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1818
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1812
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1907
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1896
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1427
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1666
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2119
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1730
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2144
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1838
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1686
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1808
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1859
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2096
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$1989
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1806
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1365
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1602
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1391
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1896
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1595

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