New York City vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New York City	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4441	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$10033	$2573
🏠 One person rent	$2960	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$5380	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$886	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$364	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5544	$822
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	22
😀 Quality of life	95	58
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.96M

The cost of living in New York City is 324% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 3rd and 5176th ($4441 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.2 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 22nd and 5576th 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	$29.7	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$133	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.95	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3501	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2603	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4776	$1158
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5236	$737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.5	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17935	$3302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12929	$2141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.41	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.1	$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.89	$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.94	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.1	$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$173	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$36.1	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1784	$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21465	$2569

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111

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