Sao Paulo vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sao Paulo	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1052	$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2682	$2855
🏠 One person rent	$496	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$988
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	22
😀 Quality of life	69	63
🏙️ Population	11.5M	1.96M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 13% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 5192nd and 4681st ($1052 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Brazil and Mexico, respectively. Check Brazil vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Sao Paulo compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 4142nd and 5591st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Tijuana

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	Sao Paulo	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.6	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.12	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.55	$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$622	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1124	$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$691	$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	12.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2855	$3040
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1938	$2330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.5	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$8.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.72	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.55	$4.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.9	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.81	$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$44.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$475	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15428	$4593

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666

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