New Orleans vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New Orleans	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5396	$2573
🏠 One person rent	$1281	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$2321	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$685	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$82	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3816	$822
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	85	22
😀 Quality of life	87	58
🏙️ Population	384K	1.96M

The cost of living in New Orleans is 112% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 1304th and 5176th ($2222 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1179th and 12th 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 1.7 months in New Orleans compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. New Orleans ranked 67th best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 264th and 5576th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Orleans vs Tijuana

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	New Orleans	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.3	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.5	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.27	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1460	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$987	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2636	$1158
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1899	$737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.1	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.69%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2606	$3302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2090	$2141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.9	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.32	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.2	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.78	$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.29	$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.4	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.4	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$142	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.3	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.9	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.3	$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1564	$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10189	$2569

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Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2114
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$1974
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1726
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$2003
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1767
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1583
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2174
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2050
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2015
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1781
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1828
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2119
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1709
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1807
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1941
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1895
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1825
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1868
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1958
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1894
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1874
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2083
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2252
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1954
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2046
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1772
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2072
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2037
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2092
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2213
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$2020
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$2037
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1979
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1581
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1923
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1805
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1673
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1989

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$912
18 km or 11 mi	National	$2962
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3065
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3428
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2916
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$3043
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2898
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2964
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2930
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3124
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3279
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2917
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2834
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3199
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$880
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2637
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2945
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3109
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2732
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2763
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2936
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2578
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2764
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2698
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2677