New York City vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New York City	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4207	$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9179	$3053
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$616
🏘️ Family rent	$4382	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$875	$416
🚐 Transport expenses	$373	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5229	$1025
😷 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 225% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 4th and 4578th ($4207 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.2 months in New York City compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 18th and 5712th 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	$23.6	$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3712	$768
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2223	$500
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5056	$1368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3881	$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17512	$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9335	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.55	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.96	$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.67	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.77	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.7	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.99	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$118	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.2	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.7	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2132	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21999	$4857

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2803
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2868
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2781
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2696
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2750
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2792
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2533
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2717
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2809
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2539
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2512
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2685
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2477
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2702
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2782
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2665
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2772
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2734
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2666
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2638
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2497
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2758
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2690
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2503
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3188

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