Rio de Janeiro vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rio de Janeiro Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$940
$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2347
$2855
🏠 One person rent
$458
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$770
$1004
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$397
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$442
$988
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
95
22
😀 Quality of life
67
63
🏙️ Population
6.21M
1.96M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 22% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 6006th and 4681st ($940 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th in Brazil and Mexico, respectively. Check Brazil vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 4818th and 5591st among best cities to live in the world.

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Rio de Janeiro Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.45
$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.48
$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$501
$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$563
$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.9
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.58%
12.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1966
$3040
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$2330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.5
$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.88
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.65
$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$8.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.22
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.11
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$4.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.4
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.18
$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.7
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.37
$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$44.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.1
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.6
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$531
$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12076
$4593

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Niteroi
$739
18 km or 11 mi Duque de Caxias
$653
21 km or 13 mi Sao Joao de Meriti
$648
26 km or 16 mi Belford Roxo
$810
31 km or 19 mi Nova Iguacu
$590
45 km or 28 mi Petropolis
$706
60 km or 37 mi Teresopolis
$498
70 km or 44 mi Saquarema
$564
98 km or 61 mi Nova Friburgo
$445
102 km or 64 mi Volta Redonda
$539
108 km or 67 mi Barra Mansa
$557
112 km or 70 mi Sao Pedro da Aldeia
$530
115 km or 72 mi Angra dos Reis
$683
121 km or 75 mi Cabo Frio
$525
130 km or 81 mi Juiz de Fora
$550
135 km or 84 mi Rio das Ostras
$506
137 km or 85 mi Resende
$603
157 km or 97 mi Macae
$625
184 km or 115 mi Cruzeiro
$631
196 km or 122 mi Barbacena
$540
199 km or 123 mi Lorena
$673
200 km or 124 mi Ubatuba
$632
201 km or 125 mi Uba
$597
208 km or 129 mi Guaratingueta
$643
215 km or 134 mi Muriae
$613
226 km or 140 mi Sao Joao del-Rei
$541
231 km or 144 mi Campos dos Goytacazes
$518
232 km or 144 mi Pindamonhangaba
$620
238 km or 148 mi Itajuba
$536
240 km or 149 mi Caraguatatuba
$625
241 km or 150 mi Taubate
$611
242 km or 150 mi Vicosa
$618
245 km or 152 mi Sao Sebastiao
$633
251 km or 156 mi Tres Coracoes
$559
257 km or 160 mi Conselheiro Lafaiete
$644
258 km or 160 mi Cacapava
$657
264 km or 164 mi Lavras
$530
275 km or 171 mi Varginha
$492
277 km or 172 mi Sao Jose dos Campos
$819
279 km or 173 mi Ponte Nova
$586

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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