Reykjavik vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Reykjavik	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2938	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5875	$2573
🏠 One person rent	$1801	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$2674	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$827	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.1	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3761	$822
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	53	22
😀 Quality of life	89	58
🏙️ Population	140K	1.96M

The cost of living in Reykjavik is 181% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 200th and 5176th ($2938 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 6th in Mexico, while ranked 194th and 5576th 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	$21.5	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$137	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$17.9	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.09	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1839	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1650	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2869	$1158
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2456	$737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.1	$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.6	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.4	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.41%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6649	$3302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5599	$2141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.52	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.8	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.74	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.94	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$37	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.6	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.23	$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.55	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.2	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.2	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.2	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$45.6	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$128	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$162	$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$279	$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2532	$2569

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Cities near Reykjavik

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	Kopavogur	$2802
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Hafnarfjorur	$2817
38 km or 24 mi	Keflavik	$2355
247 km or 153 mi	Akureyri	$2678
795 km or 494 mi	Torshavn	$1828
1204 km or 748 mi	Inverness	$1722
1230 km or 764 mi	Elgin	$1393
1300 km or 808 mi	Derry	$1390
1309 km or 813 mi	Greenock	$1601
1321 km or 821 mi	Aberdeen	$1614
1325 km or 823 mi	Perth	$1500
1328 km or 825 mi	Stirling	$1604
1331 km or 827 mi	Paisley	$1765
1333 km or 828 mi	Alloa	$1649
1337 km or 831 mi	Glasgow	$2011
1339 km or 832 mi	Dundee	$1482
1340 km or 833 mi	Omagh	$1562
1341 km or 833 mi	Cumbernauld	$1475
1342 km or 834 mi	Irvine	$1551
1348 km or 838 mi	East Kilbride	$1763
1349 km or 838 mi	Kilmarnock	$1480
1351 km or 839 mi	Dunfermline	$1692
1353 km or 841 mi	Hamilton	$1699
1357 km or 843 mi	Ayr	$1404
1360 km or 845 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1610
1365 km or 848 mi	Livingston	$1608
1372 km or 852 mi	Edinburgh	$2140
1382 km or 859 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
1387 km or 862 mi	Belfast	$1755
1390 km or 864 mi	Bangor	$1382
1391 km or 864 mi	Lisburn	$1713
1401 km or 871 mi	Alesund	$1603
1413 km or 878 mi	Galway	$2297
1425 km or 886 mi	Dundalk	$1767
1431 km or 889 mi	Dumfries	$1246
1433 km or 891 mi	Nuuk	$2031
1441 km or 895 mi	Molde	$1813
1454 km or 903 mi	Kristiansund	$1700
1455 km or 904 mi	Drogheda	$2628
1455 km or 904 mi	Bergen	$2006

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$912
18 km or 11 mi	National	$2962
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3065
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3428
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2916
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$3043
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2898
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2964
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2930
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3124
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3279
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2917
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2834
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3199
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$880
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2637
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2945
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3109
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2732
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2763
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2936
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2578
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2764
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2698
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2677