Seattle vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Seattle	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2908	$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7212	$2567
🏠 One person rent	$1829	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$3413	$902
🍽️ Food expenses	$707	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6392	$856
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	80	22
😀 Quality of life	92	58
🏙️ Population	737K	1.96M

The cost of living in Seattle is 177% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 206th and 5280th ($2908 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 168th 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 2.2 months in Seattle compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Seattle ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 102nd and 5480th 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	$19.3	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.2	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$8.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.02	$3.06
☕ Cappuccino	$5.61	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1947	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1538	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3856	$1127
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2943	$741
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$56.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.4	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7855	$2860
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5704	$1715
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$97.1	$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.71	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.47	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$6.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.04	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.97	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.5	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$183	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.8	$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2227	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28179	$2656

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Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2512
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3091
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2301
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3229
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2784
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2489
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2743
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2821
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2655
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2512
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2491
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2819
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2449
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2172
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2569
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2348
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2655
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2774
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2417
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2576
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2307
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2534
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2435
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2609
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2577
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2263

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