Saint Petersburg vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Saint Petersburg	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$974	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2438	$2573
🏠 One person rent	$497	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$991	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$268	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$947	$822
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	81	22
😀 Quality of life	67	58
🏙️ Population	5.6M	1.96M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 7% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 5668th and 5176th ($974 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th in Russia and Mexico, respectively. Check Russia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 3598th and 5576th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saint Petersburg vs Tijuana

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	Saint Petersburg	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.04	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.2	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.44	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$622	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1265	$1158
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$775	$737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.26	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.73%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3479	$3302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2360	$2141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.81	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.66	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.06	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.5	$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.17	$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.06	$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.87	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.14	$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.89	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.3	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$353	$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7571	$2569

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Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$953
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$952
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1095
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$737
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1329
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1286
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1355
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1162
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$899
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1327
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$467
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1045
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1398
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1486
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1051
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1671
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1471
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1509
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$550
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1816
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1219
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1879
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1414
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$933
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1220
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1394
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1445
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1382
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1064
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1441

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