Perth vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Perth	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2562	$1276
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5745	$3034
🏠 One person rent	$1566	$593
🏘️ Family rent	$2350	$1048
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$413
🚐 Transport expenses	$224	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4370	$933
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	94	22
😀 Quality of life	96	62
🏙️ Population	2.14M	1.96M

The cost of living in Perth is 101% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 791st and 4582nd ($2562 vs $1276) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 11th in Australia and Mexico, respectively. Check Australia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Perth compared to 0.7 months in Tijuana. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Tijuana ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 11th and 5555th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Tijuana

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	Perth	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.4	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$3.35
☕ Cappuccino	$4.26	$4.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1736	$814
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2661	$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1980	$837
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.93%	12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6868	$3301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5243	$2878
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.45	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.91	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.77	$9.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.73	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.4	$4.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.5	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.1	$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.3	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2283	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17749	$4868

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1831
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2239
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1986
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2018
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1604
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2355
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1905
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$504
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$493
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$387
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$780
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1115
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1606
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$566
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1493
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$2065
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2179
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$416
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$358
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1896
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1813
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1933
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$386
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$450
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$428
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$437
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2543
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1834
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$499
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$500
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$402
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1913

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2984
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$3033
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1126
18 km or 11 mi	National	$3094
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1108
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3269
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$3023
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3486
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2997
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$3077
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2956
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$3065
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$3012
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3265
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3274
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$3008
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3269
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$3011
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3221
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$967
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2984
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2690
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2994
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3137
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2799
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2850
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$3051
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3075
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3492
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2646
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$3129
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2663
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3520
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2984
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3064
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2768
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3503
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2598
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2801
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2677