Oakland vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Oakland	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2968	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8022	$2573
🏠 One person rent	$1832	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$4049	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$798	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5520	$822
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	97	22
😀 Quality of life	94	58
🏙️ Population	441K	1.96M

The cost of living in Oakland is 183% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 182nd and 5176th ($2968 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 159th 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 1.9 months in Oakland compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Oakland ranked 4th best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 38th and 5576th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oakland vs Tijuana

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	Oakland	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30.1	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.3	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.96	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.59	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1826	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1533	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4410	$1158
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3547	$737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$259	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.5	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7152	$3302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7023	$2141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.25	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.9	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.8	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.73	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.82	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.97	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15	$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.2	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$178	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2719	$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18963	$2569

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Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3364
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2888
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$2963
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2929
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3905
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2888
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3004
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$2999
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3785
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3190
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$3045
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2840
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3195
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3226
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3269
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2780
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2778
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3466
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3678
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3183
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3002
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2767
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3059
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3997
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3657
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3344
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2412
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3060
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3649
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3187
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3326

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