Perth vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Perth	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2345	$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5568	$2567
🏠 One person rent	$1324	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$2222	$902
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$279	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4072	$856
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	93	22
😀 Quality of life	98	58
🏙️ Population	2.14M	1.96M

The cost of living in Perth is 123% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 1024th and 5280th ($2345 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 0.8 months in Tijuana. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 7th and 5480th 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	$15.3	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.5	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$8.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8	$3.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.67	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1449	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1066	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2593	$1127
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1817	$741
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$56.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.2	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5420	$2860
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3698	$1715
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.29	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.33	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$6.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29.8	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.49	$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.9	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.5	$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1940	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14689	$2656

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$2136
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2185
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1725
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2000
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1571
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1533
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2246
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1816
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$533
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$530
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$380
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$892
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1121
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1357
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$601
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1397
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1756
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1892
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$470
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$388
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1795
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1757
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1822
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$427
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$518
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$487
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$495
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2397
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1758
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$511
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1799
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$512
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$507
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$512
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1876

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$922
18 km or 11 mi	National	$2877
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$2973
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3346
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2775
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$2936
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2799
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2821
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2765
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$2853
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$2795
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2718
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2783
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$2926
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$912
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2579
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2886
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3006
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2650
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2717
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2828
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2587
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2789
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2653
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2644