New York City vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	New York City	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4203	$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9136	$2855
🏠 One person rent	$2713	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$4396	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$874	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$379	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5599	$988
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	22
😀 Quality of life	98	63
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.96M

The cost of living in New York City is 247% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 4th and 4681st ($4203 vs $1210) 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 1.3 months in New York City compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 11th and 5591st 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	$23.2	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.4	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.67	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$6.18	$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.07	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3669	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2221	$467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5076	$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3880	$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	12.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$15299	$3040
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11127	$2330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.49	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.75	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$8.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$4.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.2	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.03	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$128	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.7	$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$157	$44.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.2	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1884	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22663	$4593

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2717
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2783
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2725
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2671
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2712
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2765
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2538
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2688
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2756
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2545
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2475
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2770
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2705
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2513
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2695
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2769
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2655
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2730
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2718
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2609
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2506
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2779
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2680
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2470
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3174

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
18 km or 11 mi	National	$3013
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3195
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3469
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2943
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$2988
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2887
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2996
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2922
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3066
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3215
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2931
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2930
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3274
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$903
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2681
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2967
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3049
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2715
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2776
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2994
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2626
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2742
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2751
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2642