Phoenix vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Phoenix	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2395	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5245	$2573
🏠 One person rent	$1494	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$2384	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4432	$822
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	69	22
😀 Quality of life	90	58
🏙️ Population	1.61M	1.96M

The cost of living in Phoenix is 129% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 955th and 5176th ($2395 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 875th and 12th 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 1.9 months in Phoenix compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Phoenix ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 146th and 5576th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Phoenix	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.6	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$6.21	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1215	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2412	$1158
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2009	$737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.2	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$3302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3133	$2141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.4	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.39	$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.91	$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.8	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.8	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.3	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1103	$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12281	$2569

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Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1979
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2342
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2423
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2304
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2413
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2525
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2468
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2328
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2306
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2417
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2388
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2281
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2319
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2466
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2073
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1957
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2763
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1815
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1926
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2077
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$830
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1947
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1852
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$788
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2729
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$913
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2724

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$912
18 km or 11 mi	National	$2962
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3065
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3428
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2916
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$3043
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2898
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2964
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2930
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3124
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3279
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2917
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2834
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3199
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$880
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2637
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2945
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3109
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2732
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2763
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2936
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2578
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2764
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2698
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2677