Stockholm vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Stockholm	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2297	$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5120	$2855
🏠 One person rent	$1271	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$2134	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$619	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$239	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3571	$988
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	22
😀 Quality of life	96	63
🏙️ Population	985K	1.96M

The cost of living in Stockholm is 90% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 1273rd and 4681st ($2297 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Sweden and Mexico, respectively. Check Sweden vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Stockholm compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Stockholm ranked 1st best city to live in Sweden vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 33rd and 5591st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Stockholm vs Tijuana

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	Stockholm	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.1	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.9	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5.34	$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1476	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2670	$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1674	$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.09%	12.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11690	$3040
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6502	$2330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.51	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$111	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.84	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$8.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.71	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.03	$4.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.83	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.18	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$44.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$33.7	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$162	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15313	$4593

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Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1983
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1140
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1759
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1968
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1742
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1940
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1779
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1661
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1681
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1650
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1592
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1446
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1494
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1325
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1390
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1483
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1325
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1530
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1312
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1485
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1289
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1801
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1516
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1460
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1524
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1551
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1545
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1521
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1586
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1542
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1353
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1192
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1528
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$968
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1589
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1566
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1397
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1598
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1363
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1482

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