Rotterdam vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Rotterdam	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2615	$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6248	$2855
🏠 One person rent	$1599	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$2836	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$653	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3894	$988
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	94	22
😀 Quality of life	94	63
🏙️ Population	664K	1.96M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 116% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 689th and 4681st ($2615 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 9th in the Netherlands and Mexico, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Rotterdam compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Rotterdam ranked 5th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 67th and 5591st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rotterdam vs Tijuana

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	Rotterdam	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.2	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.9	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.86	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.59	$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.74	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1583	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1310	$467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2846	$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2421	$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$272	$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	12.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6107	$3040
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4426	$2330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.32	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.1	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.3	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.38	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$8.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.96	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.15	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$4.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.04	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.17	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.83	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41	$44.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$131	$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2107	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13809	$4593

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Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2228
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2222
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2087
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2718
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2589
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2414
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2238
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2568
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2374
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2230
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2178
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1639
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2089
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1818
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2318
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1804
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1860
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2359
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1696
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2168
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1512
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671

Cities near Tijuana

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