Portland vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Portland	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2579	$1184
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6206	$2873
🏠 One person rent	$1561	$508
🏘️ Family rent	$2793	$929
🍽️ Food expenses	$659	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4648	$944
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	89	22
😀 Quality of life	88	57
🏙️ Population	653K	1.96M

The cost of living in Portland is 118% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 564th and 4480th ($2579 vs $1184) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 507th 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 1.8 months in Portland compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Portland ranked 40th best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 8th in Mexico, while ranked 175th and 5782nd 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	$16.3	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.6	$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$9.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.27	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$5.27	$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1558	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1290	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3075	$1219
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2348	$729
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$230	$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	11.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4914	$3013
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3836	$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.7	$40.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20	$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.86	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.24	$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$7.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.06	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.9	$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10	$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.98	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.4	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$167	$49.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.3	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.1	$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1698	$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19330	$4103

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Cities near Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2409
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2383
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2341
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2324
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2168
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2366
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2335
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2477
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2372
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2203
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2315
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2246
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2455
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2300
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2262
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2259
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$1988
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2245
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2118
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2239
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2470
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$2052
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2281
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2546
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2500
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2402
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2704
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2461
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1940
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2733
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2652
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2830
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2928
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2587
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2597
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1881
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2827
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2549
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2585
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2463

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2851
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2969
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1032
18 km or 11 mi	National	$2907
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1029
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3051
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2844
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3427
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2868
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$2910
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2788
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2867
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2784
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$2879
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$2884
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2722
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3046
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2732
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3094
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$1027
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2709
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2597
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$3070
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3155
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2684
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2803
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2751
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2681
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$2461
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2637
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$2755
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2730
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3513
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2960
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$2957
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2879
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3180
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2944
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2687
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2684