Reykjavik vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Reykjavik Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2915
$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5968
$2567
🏠 One person rent
$1781
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$2749
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$832
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.7
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3918
$856
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
53
22
😀 Quality of life
89
58
🏙️ Population
140K
1.96M

The cost of living in Reykjavik is 178% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 204th and 5280th ($2915 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Iceland and Mexico, respectively. Check Iceland vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Reykjavik compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Reykjavik ranked 1st best city to live in Iceland vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 189th and 5480th among best cities to live in the world.

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Reykjavik Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$125
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$18.5
$8.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.1
$3.06
 Cappuccino
$5.35
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.27
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1809
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1626
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2822
$1127
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2552
$741
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.2
$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.4
$56.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.55%
11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6498
$2860
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5311
$1715
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.63
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.2
$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$18.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.29
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.66
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.9
$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$6.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$37.6
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.27
$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.2
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.36
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.68
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.8
$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.7
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$47.4
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$112
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$155
$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6167
$2656

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Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$2371
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$2602
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2091
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2300
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$1913
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$1830
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1459
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1491
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1599
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1701
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1647
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1625
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1793
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1710
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2013
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1545
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1650
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1573
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1818
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1724
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1793
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1420
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1744
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2246
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1830
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1467
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1805
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1657
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2427
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1930
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1390
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2125
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1969
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1752
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2492
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2161

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$2786
11 km or 6.9 mi Chula Vista
$2893
15 km or 9.5 mi Las Delicias
$922
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$2877
21 km or 13 mi Rosarito Beach
$922
22 km or 14 mi Coronado
$2973
23 km or 15 mi Lemon Grove
$2783
24 km or 15 mi San Diego
$3346
27 km or 17 mi La Mesa
$2775
30 km or 19 mi El Cajon
$2936
38 km or 24 mi Santee
$2799
42 km or 26 mi La Jolla
$2821
48 km or 30 mi Poway
$2765
62 km or 38 mi Encinitas
$2853
66 km or 41 mi Escondido
$2795
69 km or 43 mi San Marcos
$2718
76 km or 47 mi Carlsbad
$2997
77 km or 48 mi Vista
$2783
81 km or 50 mi Oceanside
$2926
84 km or 52 mi Ensenada
$912
96 km or 59 mi Fallbrook
$2767
109 km or 67 mi Temecula
$2579
115 km or 72 mi San Clemente
$2886
117 km or 73 mi Murrieta
$3006
119 km or 74 mi French Valley
$2650
121 km or 75 mi Wildomar
$2717
122 km or 76 mi Dana Point
$2828
123 km or 77 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2842
128 km or 80 mi Laguna Niguel
$3001
128 km or 80 mi Menifee
$2587
131 km or 82 mi Laguna Beach
$2928
131 km or 82 mi Lake Elsinore
$2654
134 km or 83 mi Mission Viejo
$3444
135 km or 84 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2950
135 km or 84 mi Laguna Hills
$3035
135 km or 84 mi Hemet
$2789
138 km or 86 mi Aliso Viejo
$3330
138 km or 86 mi Lake Forest
$3047
139 km or 87 mi El Centro
$2653
140 km or 87 mi San Jacinto
$2644