Reykjavik vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Reykjavik	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3322	$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6846	$3053
🏠 One person rent	$2058	$616
🏘️ Family rent	$3020	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$916	$416
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4546	$1025
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	52	22
😀 Quality of life	89	62
🏙️ Population	139K	1.96M

The cost of living in Reykjavik is 156% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 86th and 4578th ($3322 vs $1295) 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 1.4 months in Reykjavik compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Reykjavik ranked 1st best city to live in Iceland vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 268th and 5712th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Reykjavik vs Tijuana

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	Reykjavik	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$28.6	$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.8	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$20.3	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.6	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$6.19	$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2151	$768
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1861	$500
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3373	$1368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2721	$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.7	$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.2	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.79%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7832	$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6385	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.51	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.9	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.5	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.49	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.44	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.83	$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26	$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$44.9	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.2	$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.95	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.26	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.63	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$95.3	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.8	$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$46.1	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$144	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$176	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$408	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30361	$4857

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Cities near Reykjavik

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	Kopavogur	$3219
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Hafnarfjorur	$3212
38 km or 24 mi	Keflavik	$2621
247 km or 153 mi	Akureyri	$2974
795 km or 494 mi	Torshavn	$2066
1204 km or 748 mi	Inverness	$2053
1230 km or 764 mi	Elgin	$1540
1300 km or 808 mi	Derry	$1620
1309 km or 813 mi	Greenock	$1645
1321 km or 821 mi	Aberdeen	$1848
1325 km or 823 mi	Perth	$1656
1328 km or 825 mi	Stirling	$1852
1331 km or 827 mi	Paisley	$1906
1333 km or 828 mi	Alloa	$1862
1337 km or 831 mi	Glasgow	$2121
1339 km or 832 mi	Dundee	$1585
1340 km or 833 mi	Omagh	$1769
1341 km or 833 mi	Cumbernauld	$1652
1342 km or 834 mi	Irvine	$1707
1348 km or 838 mi	East Kilbride	$1902
1349 km or 838 mi	Kilmarnock	$1568
1351 km or 839 mi	Dunfermline	$1782
1353 km or 841 mi	Hamilton	$1854
1357 km or 843 mi	Ayr	$1588
1360 km or 845 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1821
1365 km or 848 mi	Livingston	$1784
1372 km or 852 mi	Edinburgh	$2331
1382 km or 859 mi	Newtownabbey	$1892
1387 km or 862 mi	Belfast	$1954
1390 km or 864 mi	Bangor	$1496
1391 km or 864 mi	Lisburn	$1945
1401 km or 871 mi	Alesund	$1980
1413 km or 878 mi	Galway	$2978
1425 km or 886 mi	Dundalk	$2179
1431 km or 889 mi	Dumfries	$1490
1433 km or 891 mi	Nuuk	$2363
1441 km or 895 mi	Molde	$2135
1454 km or 903 mi	Kristiansund	$1984
1455 km or 904 mi	Drogheda	$2627
1455 km or 904 mi	Bergen	$2409

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2933
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2995
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1141
18 km or 11 mi	National	$3053
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1138
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3220
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2995
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3507
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2963
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$3040
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2948
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$3033
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2995
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3243
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3261
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2995
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3245
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2976
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3251
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$968
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2927
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2676
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2963
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3070
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2758
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2815
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$3030
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3085
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3513
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2621
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$3122
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2669
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3544
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2980
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3027
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2767
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3449
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2554
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2752
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2667