Phoenix vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Phoenix	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2340	$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5236	$2855
🏠 One person rent	$1406	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$2208	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4277	$988
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	70	22
😀 Quality of life	91	63
🏙️ Population	1.61M	1.96M

The cost of living in Phoenix is 93% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 1184th and 4681st ($2340 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1035th 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 1.8 months in Phoenix compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Phoenix ranked 52nd best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 181st and 5591st 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	$18.1	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.04	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$6.3	$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1511	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2337	$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1799	$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$230	$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.7	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	12.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4621	$3040
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3554	$2330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.2	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$8.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.63	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.43	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.2	$4.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.1	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$44.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.2	$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1277	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16644	$4593

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Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1977
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2332
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2344
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2448
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2322
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2417
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2523
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2353
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2349
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2447
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2365
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2320
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2466
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2348
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2341
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2084
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1940
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2021
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2757
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1760
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1883
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2095
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$727
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1911
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$965
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1855
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$881
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2751
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$945
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2766

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
18 km or 11 mi	National	$3013
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3195
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3469
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2943
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$2988
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2887
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2996
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2922
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3066
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3215
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2931
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2930
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3274
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$903
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2681
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2967
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3049
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2715
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2776
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2994
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2626
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2742
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2751
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2642