Nashville vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nashville	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2477	$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5858	$3053
🏠 One person rent	$1560	$616
🏘️ Family rent	$2701	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$618	$416
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4433	$1025
😷 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 91% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 924th and 4578th ($2477 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 798th 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 1.8 months in Nashville compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Nashville ranked 77th best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 281st and 5712th 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	$15.2	$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.05	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$6.59	$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1694	$768
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$500
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3027	$1368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.7	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4118	$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2822	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.5	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.23	$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.4	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.2	$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.4	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.55	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.9	$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.1	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1416	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30241	$4857

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Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2519
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2338
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2319
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2314
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2822
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2257
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2278
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2229
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2366
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2035
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2023
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2085
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2210
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1747
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1815
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1790
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1885
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1817
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1852
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1937
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1924
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1425
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1718
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1586
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2090
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1720
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2109
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1745
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1703
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1766
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1895
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2080
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2073
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1808
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1355
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1593
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1339
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2070
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1904
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1581

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