San Francisco vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Francisco	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3781	$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8717	$2567
🏠 One person rent	$2600	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$4501	$902
🍽️ Food expenses	$806	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7795	$856
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	97	22
😀 Quality of life	97	58
🏙️ Population	874K	1.96M

The cost of living in San Francisco is 260% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 9th and 5280th ($3781 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 11th 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 2.1 months in San Francisco compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. San Francisco ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 12th and 5480th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Francisco vs Tijuana

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	San Francisco	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.5	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$8.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.68	$3.06
☕ Cappuccino	$5.68	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.79	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2707	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2324	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5024	$1127
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4030	$741
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$56.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.5	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11577	$2860
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11019	$1715
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.6	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.5	$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.9	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.31	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.2	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$6.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.5	$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.7	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.97	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.38	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.89	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.5	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.1	$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.8	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.2	$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2916	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31050	$2656

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Cities near San Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3180
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3274
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$3146
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$2940
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$3082
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3196
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3152
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3053
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3224
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$3048
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3293
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$3023
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$4155
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3672
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3473
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2831
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2949
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3804
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2981
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3442
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2714
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$2922
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$2986
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$2851
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2885
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3176
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2845
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2726
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3010
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3610

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$922
18 km or 11 mi	National	$2877
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$2973
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3346
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2775
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$2936
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2799
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2821
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2765
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$2853
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$2795
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2718
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2783
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$2926
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$912
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2579
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2886
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3006
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2650
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2717
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2828
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2587
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2789
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2653
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2644