San Juan vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison
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San Juan | Tijuana | |
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🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
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🍽️ Food expenses | ||
🚐 Transport expenses | ||
💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
😷 Air quality | ||
✈️ Airport proximity | ||
🎓 Higher education | ||
😀 Quality of life | ||
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The cost of living in San Juan is 88% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 1937th and 5280th ($1974 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1608th 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 1.1 months in San Juan compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. San Juan ranked 105th best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 406th and 5480th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in San Juan vs Tijuana
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San Juan | Tijuana | |
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Eating Out | ||
🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
☕ Cappuccino | ||
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
Rent & Utilities | ||
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
Transportation | ||
🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
Groceries | ||
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
Other | ||
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
💇 Haircut, simple | ||
👖 Brand Jeans | ||
👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year |
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Distance | City | Cost of living |
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5.5 km or 3.4 mi | | |
9.9 km or 6.2 mi | | |
11 km or 6.8 mi | | |
11 km or 7.1 mi | | |
13 km or 7.8 mi | | |
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20 km or 13 mi | | |
21 km or 13 mi | | |
24 km or 15 mi | | |
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25 km or 16 mi | | |
26 km or 16 mi | | |
28 km or 18 mi | | |
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34 km or 21 mi | | |
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39 km or 24 mi | | |
42 km or 26 mi | | |
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44 km or 27 mi | | |
46 km or 28 mi | | |
49 km or 30 mi | | |
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65 km or 40 mi | | |
69 km or 43 mi | | |
70 km or 43 mi | | |
77 km or 48 mi | | |
80 km or 50 mi | | |
92 km or 57 mi | | |
95 km or 59 mi | | |
98 km or 61 mi | | |
103 km or 64 mi | | |
106 km or 66 mi | | |
111 km or 69 mi | | |
115 km or 71 mi | | |
117 km or 72 mi | | |
118 km or 74 mi | |
Cities near Tijuana
Distance | City | Cost of living |
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11 km or 6.5 mi | | |
11 km or 6.9 mi | | |
15 km or 9.5 mi | | |
18 km or 11 mi | | |
21 km or 13 mi | | |
22 km or 14 mi | | |
23 km or 15 mi | | |
24 km or 15 mi | | |
27 km or 17 mi | | |
30 km or 19 mi | | |
38 km or 24 mi | | |
42 km or 26 mi | | |
48 km or 30 mi | | |
62 km or 38 mi | | |
66 km or 41 mi | | |
69 km or 43 mi | | |
76 km or 47 mi | | |
77 km or 48 mi | | |
81 km or 50 mi | | |
84 km or 52 mi | | |
96 km or 59 mi | | |
109 km or 67 mi | | |
115 km or 72 mi | | |
117 km or 73 mi | | |
119 km or 74 mi | | |
121 km or 75 mi | | |
122 km or 76 mi | | |
123 km or 77 mi | | |
128 km or 80 mi | | |
128 km or 80 mi | | |
131 km or 82 mi | | |
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134 km or 83 mi | | |
135 km or 84 mi | | |
135 km or 84 mi | | |
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138 km or 86 mi | | |
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139 km or 87 mi | | |
140 km or 87 mi | |