Phoenix vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Phoenix	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2423	$1276
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5582	$3034
🏠 One person rent	$1419	$593
🏘️ Family rent	$2230	$1048
🍽️ Food expenses	$694	$413
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4178	$933
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	71	22
😀 Quality of life	89	62
🏙️ Population	1.61M	1.96M

The cost of living in Phoenix is 90% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 1041st and 4582nd ($2423 vs $1276) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 896th and 11th 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 1.7 months in Phoenix compared to 0.7 months in Tijuana. Phoenix ranked 58th best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 226th and 5555th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Phoenix	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$3.35
☕ Cappuccino	$6.41	$4.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.86	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1497	$814
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1109	$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2358	$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1803	$837
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.2%	12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4665	$3301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3124	$2878
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.8	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.7	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.05	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.35	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$9.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.68	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.8	$4.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.45	$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.9	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1659	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21660	$4868

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Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1974
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2366
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2463
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2296
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2293
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2365
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2343
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2346
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2367
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2378
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2318
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2243
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2454
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2321
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2089
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1933
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2818
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1767
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1865
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2153
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$771
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1924
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1835
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$876
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2817
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$994
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2804

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