Nassau vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nassau	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2744	$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6170	$3053
🏠 One person rent	$1662	$616
🏘️ Family rent	$2865	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$796	$416
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2589	$1025
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	11	22
😀 Quality of life	66	62
🏙️ Population	228K	1.96M

The cost of living in Nassau is 112% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 503rd and 4578th ($2744 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in the Bahamas and Mexico, respectively. Check the Bahamas vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Nassau compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Nassau ranked 1st best city to live in the Bahamas vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 4997th and 5712th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nassau vs Tijuana

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	Nassau	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.5	$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.1	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.28	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$5.5	$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.31	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1371	$768
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1402	$500
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2500	$1368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2495	$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$285	$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$83.6	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.07%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4174	$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3296	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.9	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.6	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.97	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.69	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.3	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.28	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$29.8	$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.79	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.06	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.53	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$101	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$817	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16513	$4857

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Cities near Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2640
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2870
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2808
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2767
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2783
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3297
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2739
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2738
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2792
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$2963
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2872
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2867
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2801
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2699
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$2847
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2668
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2465
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2448
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2684
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2696
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$3050
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2775
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2620
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2589
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2695
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2713
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2735
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2532
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2739
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$3006
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2662
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2713
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2777
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$2831
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2991
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2806
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2810
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$3144
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$3170
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2664

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