Puebla vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Puebla Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$998
$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2647
$2855
🏠 One person rent
$407
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$715
$1004
🍽️ Food expenses
$381
$397
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$820
$988
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
35
22
😀 Quality of life
59
63
🏙️ Population
1.43M
1.96M

The cost of living in Puebla is 18% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 5601st and 4681st ($998 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 9th in Mexico.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Puebla compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Ranked 7th vs 5th best cities to live in Mexico, and 5952nd vs 5591st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Puebla vs Tijuana

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Puebla Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.47
$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.26
$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.08
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.78
$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.8
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.1
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.67%
12.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$895
$3040
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$656
$2330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.4
$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$8.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.68
$4.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.1
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.46
$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.2
$44.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.76
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.1
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$413
$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19753
$4593

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi Atlixco
$914
75 km or 47 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
82 km or 51 mi Cuautla
$977
82 km or 51 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
86 km or 53 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
90 km or 56 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
103 km or 64 mi Jiutepec
$842
106 km or 66 mi Mexico City
$1331
107 km or 66 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
108 km or 67 mi Cuernavaca
$819
109 km or 68 mi Tehuacan
$860
116 km or 72 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
117 km or 73 mi Naucalpan
$908
119 km or 74 mi Tultepec
$851
120 km or 74 mi Orizaba
$875
120 km or 74 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
122 km or 76 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
124 km or 77 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
124 km or 77 mi Teziutlan
$875
124 km or 77 mi Zumpango
$868
131 km or 81 mi Pachuca
$717
136 km or 85 mi Cordoba
$893
140 km or 87 mi Coatepec
$784
147 km or 91 mi Xalapa
$643
153 km or 95 mi Toluca
$926
156 km or 97 mi Taxco
$912
160 km or 99 mi Iguala
$936
183 km or 114 mi Poza Rica
$858
206 km or 128 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
215 km or 134 mi Chilpancingo
$724
217 km or 135 mi Veracruz
$829
238 km or 148 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
260 km or 162 mi Alvarado
$847
268 km or 167 mi Oaxaca
$934
284 km or 177 mi Queretaro
$1184
301 km or 187 mi Acapulco
$798
314 km or 195 mi Santiago Tuxtla
$867
318 km or 197 mi Celaya
$764
320 km or 199 mi Morelia
$873
323 km or 201 mi San Andres Tuxtla
$872

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