Sacramento vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sacramento	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2846	$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6548	$3053
🏠 One person rent	$1798	$616
🏘️ Family rent	$3108	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$723	$416
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4529	$1025
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	54	22
😀 Quality of life	87	62
🏙️ Population	525K	1.96M

The cost of living in Sacramento is 120% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 346th and 4578th ($2846 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 285th and 9th in the United States and Mexico, respectively. Check the United States vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Sacramento compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Sacramento ranked 116th best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 376th and 5712th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sacramento vs Tijuana

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	Sacramento	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.6	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1821	$768
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1445	$500
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3355	$1368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2567	$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$306	$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.7	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4818	$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3673	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.2	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.23	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.98	$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.16	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.95	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.28	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.2	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.5	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1458	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23546	$4857

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Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2693
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2733
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2691
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2786
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2962
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2933
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2781
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2736
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2649
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2906
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2687
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2813
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3187
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2687
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3097
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3339
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2776
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2162
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2962
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2280
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3136
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2939
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3004
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3454
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2807
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2783
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2929
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2380
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2780
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2658
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2651
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2984
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3064
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2089
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2893
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2929
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3778
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2859

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2933
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2995
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1141
18 km or 11 mi	National	$3053
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1138
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3220
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2995
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3507
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2963
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$3040
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2948
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$3033
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2995
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3243
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3261
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2995
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3245
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2976
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3251
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$968
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2927
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2676
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2963
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3070
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2758
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2815
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$3030
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3085
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3513
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2621
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$3122
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2669
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3544
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2980
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3027
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2767
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3449
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2554
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2752
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2667