New York City vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New York City	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4202	$1276
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9189	$3034
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$593
🏘️ Family rent	$4417	$1048
🍽️ Food expenses	$842	$413
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5389	$933
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	22
😀 Quality of life	95	62
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.96M

The cost of living in New York City is 229% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 4th and 4582nd ($4202 vs $1276) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.3 months in New York City compared to 0.7 months in Tijuana. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 15th and 5555th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Tijuana

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	New York City	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.3	$3.35
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$4.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3692	$814
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2206	$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5140	$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3874	$837
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18073	$3301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7831	$2878
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.07	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.75	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$9.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.7	$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.61	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.5	$4.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$14	$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.02	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$132	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.7	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.5	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2095	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21713	$4868

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192

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