Rome vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rome	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1718	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4113	$2573
🏠 One person rent	$929	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$1682	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1842	$822
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	22
😀 Quality of life	86	58
🏙️ Population	2.75M	1.96M

The cost of living in Rome is 64% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 2624th and 5176th ($1718 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 6th in Mexico, while ranked 337th and 5576th 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	$14.5	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.3	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$1.67	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.38	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1049	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$701	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2124	$1158
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1286	$737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.4	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.16%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7056	$3302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3427	$2141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.6	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.12	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.92	$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.88	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.1	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9864	$2569

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Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201

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