Reykjavik vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Reykjavik Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3268
$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6787
$2855
🏠 One person rent
$2025
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$3029
$1004
🍽️ Food expenses
$894
$397
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4361
$988
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
52
22
😀 Quality of life
91
63
🏙️ Population
140K
1.96M

The cost of living in Reykjavik is 170% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 88th and 4681st ($3268 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 191st and 5591st among best cities to live in the world.

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Reykjavik Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$27.9
$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.5
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$20.5
$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$6.12
$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.33
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2075
$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1851
$467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3279
$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2774
$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.4
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$84
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.56%
12.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8015
$3040
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6578
$2330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.36
$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.4
$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.3
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.55
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.43
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.58
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25
$8.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$41.5
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.04
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.5
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.79
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$4.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.86
$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.2
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.63
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.2
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18
$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.8
$44.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$46
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$144
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$194
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$352
$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30378
$4593

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Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$3175
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$3148
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2596
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2990
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$2077
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$2021
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1507
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1551
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1575
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1769
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1641
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1711
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1837
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1762
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2058
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1480
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1703
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1619
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1630
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1840
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1527
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1728
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1797
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1522
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1768
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1775
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2310
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1808
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1884
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1484
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1879
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1797
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2768
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1955
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1485
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2217
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1986
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1887
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2902
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2242

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$2909
11 km or 6.9 mi Chula Vista
$2972
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$1063
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$3013
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$1055
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$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