Rome vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Rome	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1697	$1184
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4149	$2873
🏠 One person rent	$891	$508
🏘️ Family rent	$1673	$929
🍽️ Food expenses	$485	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1795	$944
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	92	22
😀 Quality of life	87	57
🏙️ Population	2.87M	1.96M

The cost of living in Rome is 43% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 2685th and 4480th ($1697 vs $1184) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 12th in Italy and Mexico, respectively. Check Italy vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Rome compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Tijuana ranked 8th in Mexico, while ranked 230th and 5782nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rome vs Tijuana

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	Rome	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.9	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.2	$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$9.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.19	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1043	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$645	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2193	$1219
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1248	$729
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.2	$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.74%	11.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7657	$3013
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3688	$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$40.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.85	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$7.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$7.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.74	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.67	$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.68	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.92	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$49.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.6	$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.8	$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$509	$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9800	$4103

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Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$916
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1604
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1351
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1425
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1363
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1049
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1698
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1261
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1332
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1024
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1011
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1104
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$964
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1339
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1092
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1067
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1056
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1166
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1324
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1066
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1294
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1298
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1231
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1173
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1285
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1321
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1328
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1280
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1516
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1151
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1337
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1293
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1230
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1347
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1065
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1090
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1527
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1229

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2851
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2969
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1032
18 km or 11 mi	National	$2907
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1029
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3051
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2844
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3427
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2868
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$2910
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2788
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2867
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2784
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$2879
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$2884
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2722
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3046
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2732
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3094
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$1027
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2709
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2597
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$3070
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3155
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2684
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2803
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2751
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2681
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$2461
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2637
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$2755
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2730
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3513
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2960
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$2957
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2879
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3180
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2944
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2687
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2684