Portland vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Portland	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2738	$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6436	$3053
🏠 One person rent	$1646	$616
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$705	$416
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4867	$1025
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	88	22
😀 Quality of life	90	62
🏙️ Population	653K	1.96M

The cost of living in Portland is 111% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 512th and 4578th ($2738 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 441st 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 Portland compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Portland ranked 52nd best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 208th and 5712th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Portland vs Tijuana

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	Portland	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.7	$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.2	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$768
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1369	$500
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3059	$1368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2314	$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.38%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4035	$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3320	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.8	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.8	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.91	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.42	$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.4	$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.99	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.1	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.98	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.07	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$187	$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$35	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$66	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1842	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21868	$4857

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Cities near Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2372
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2397
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2502
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2428
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2471
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2401
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2420
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2459
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2411
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2401
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2382
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2388
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2293
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2269
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2336
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2391
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2092
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2251
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2083
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2279
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2747
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1985
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2232
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2584
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2558
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2362
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2635
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2582
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1707
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2828
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2720
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2519
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2792
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2587
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2325
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1924
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2814
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2677
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2656
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2807

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