Paris vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Paris	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2517	$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5700	$2855
🏠 One person rent	$1497	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$2629	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$279	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3732	$988
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	99	22
😀 Quality of life	97	63
🏙️ Population	2.15M	1.96M

The cost of living in Paris is 108% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 843rd and 4681st ($2517 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in France and Mexico, respectively. Check France vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Paris compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 18th and 5591st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs Tijuana

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	Paris	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.44	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5.07	$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1610	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1211	$467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2936	$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	12.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13420	$3040
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9330	$2330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.89	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.52	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$8.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.92	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$4.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.46	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.56	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.54	$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30	$44.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$112	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$792	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15084	$4593

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1942
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1824
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1986
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1896
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1784
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1426
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1604
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1426
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1787
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1417
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1587
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1390
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1321
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1335
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1279
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1300
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1486
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1259
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1613
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1288
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1532
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1488

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