Portland vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Portland	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2785	$1276
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6544	$3034
🏠 One person rent	$1665	$593
🏘️ Family rent	$2793	$1048
🍽️ Food expenses	$732	$413
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4971	$933
😷 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 118% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 456th and 4582nd ($2785 vs $1276) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 392nd 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 1.8 months in Portland compared to 0.7 months in Tijuana. Portland ranked 47th best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 195th and 5555th 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	$21.1	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.1	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.63	$3.35
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$4.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1760	$814
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1357	$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2916	$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2377	$837
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$238	$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.7	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3956	$3301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3317	$2878
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.17	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.83	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$9.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.45	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.1	$4.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.95	$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.98	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.74	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$180	$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.8	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1706	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24040	$4868

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Cities near Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2298
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2340
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2451
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2401
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2488
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2339
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2367
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2237
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2312
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2477
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2279
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2407
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2145
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2167
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2308
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2391
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2095
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2315
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2100
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2222
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2765
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1969
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2277
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2616
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2592
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2378
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2596
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2576
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1742
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2822
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2722
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2429
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2767
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2542
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2342
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1902
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2775
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2637
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2617
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2783

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