Phoenix vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Phoenix	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2357	$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5360	$3053
🏠 One person rent	$1407	$616
🏘️ Family rent	$2224	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$643	$416
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4113	$1025
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	71	22
😀 Quality of life	91	62
🏙️ Population	1.61M	1.96M

The cost of living in Phoenix is 82% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 1175th and 4578th ($2357 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1001st and 9th 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 0.8 months in Tijuana. Phoenix ranked 25th best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 134th and 5712th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phoenix vs Tijuana

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	Phoenix	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.2	$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.7	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1499	$768
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1101	$500
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2325	$1368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1811	$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$239	$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.9	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4603	$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3172	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.5	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.1	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.52	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.21	$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.5	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.8	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1456	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18987	$4857

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Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1961
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2345
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2435
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2312
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2298
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2359
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2338
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2353
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2396
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2381
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2324
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2227
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2444
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2316
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2089
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1930
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2798
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1764
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1842
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2110
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$776
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1919
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1838
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$890
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2777
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$1004
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2781

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2933
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2995
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1141
18 km or 11 mi	National	$3053
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1138
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3220
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2995
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3507
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2963
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$3040
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2948
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$3033
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2995
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3243
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3261
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2995
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3245
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2976
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3251
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$968
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2927
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2676
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2963
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3070
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2758
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2815
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$3030
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3085
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3513
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2621
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$3122
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2669
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3544
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2980
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3027
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2767
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3449
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2554
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2752
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2667