Seattle vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Seattle	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3015	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7449	$2573
🏠 One person rent	$1896	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$3549	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$746	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6742	$822
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	80	22
😀 Quality of life	91	58
🏙️ Population	737K	1.96M

The cost of living in Seattle is 188% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 158th and 5176th ($3015 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 140th and 12th 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 2.2 months in Seattle compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Seattle ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 98th and 5576th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Seattle vs Tijuana

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	Seattle	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.9	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.4	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.98	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2086	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1567	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3947	$1158
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3067	$737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$237	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6966	$3302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5351	$2141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.7	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.03	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.98	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.6	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$183	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.9	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.9	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2185	$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29407	$2569

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Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093

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