Singapore City vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Singapore City	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3059	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6994	$2573
🏠 One person rent	$2104	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$3885	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4040	$822
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	89	22
😀 Quality of life	97	58
🏙️ Population	5.87M	1.96M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 192% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 129th and 5176th ($3059 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Singapore and Mexico, respectively. Check Singapore vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Singapore City compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 11th and 5576th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Singapore City vs Tijuana

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	Singapore City	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.85	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.6	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2532	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1834	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5168	$1158
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3336	$737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.8	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.3%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$22055	$3302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7662	$2141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.5	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.08	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.39	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.1	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.91	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.2	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$107	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.6	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$74	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1115	$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27780	$2569

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605

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