San Juan vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Juan	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2004	$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4225	$2855
🏠 One person rent	$1159	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$1681	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$568	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3808	$988
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	54	22
😀 Quality of life	74	63
🏙️ Population	342K	1.96M

The cost of living in San Juan is 66% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 1988th and 4681st ($2004 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1609th 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 1.9 months in San Juan compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. San Juan ranked 701st best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 2114th and 5591st 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
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.1	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.7	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.36	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5.34	$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.84	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1400	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$783	$467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1884	$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1182	$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$308	$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6%	12.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4427	$3040
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2251	$2330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.5	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$40.8	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.32	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.97	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$8.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.2	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$4.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.2	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.12	$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.6	$44.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.8	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$148	$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$468	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10429	$4593

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Cities near San Juan

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Catano	$1917
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Guaynabo	$1662
11 km or 6.8 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1505
11 km or 7.1 mi	Bayamon	$1784
13 km or 7.8 mi	Carolina	$1587
19 km or 12 mi	Canovanas	$1729
20 km or 13 mi	Toa Alta	$1725
21 km or 13 mi	Dorado	$1837
24 km or 15 mi	Gurabo	$1155
24 km or 15 mi	Caguas	$1354
25 km or 16 mi	Naranjito	$1559
26 km or 16 mi	Rio Grande	$1702
28 km or 18 mi	Vega Alta	$1542
29 km or 18 mi	Corozal	$1746
32 km or 20 mi	Cidra	$1770
34 km or 21 mi	Vega Baja	$1667
36 km or 23 mi	Las Piedras	$1646
39 km or 24 mi	Cayey	$1810
42 km or 26 mi	Humacao	$1305
42 km or 26 mi	Orocovis	$1751
43 km or 27 mi	Naguabo	$1693
44 km or 27 mi	Manati	$1695
46 km or 28 mi	Fajardo	$1592
49 km or 30 mi	Yabucoa	$1686
51 km or 32 mi	Guayama	$1554
51 km or 32 mi	Coamo	$1702
65 km or 40 mi	Santa Isabel	$1246
69 km or 43 mi	Arecibo	$1251
70 km or 43 mi	Utuado	$1692
77 km or 48 mi	Ponce	$1349
80 km or 50 mi	Hatillo	$1613
92 km or 57 mi	Quebradillas	$1592
95 km or 59 mi	Yauco	$1678
98 km or 61 mi	San Sebastian	$1617
103 km or 64 mi	Sabana Grande	$1664
106 km or 66 mi	Isabela	$1472
111 km or 69 mi	San German	$1650
115 km or 71 mi	Aguadilla	$1220
117 km or 72 mi	Mayaguez	$1436
118 km or 74 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2042

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