Sydney vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sydney Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2741
$1184
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6649
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$1620
$508
🏘️ Family rent
$3006
$929
🍽️ Food expenses
$559
$409
🚐 Transport expenses
$408
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3743
$944
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
99
22
😀 Quality of life
98
57
🏙️ Population
4.84M
1.96M

The cost of living in Sydney is 131% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 318th and 4480th ($2741 vs $1184) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Australia and Mexico, respectively. Check Australia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Sydney compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Tijuana ranked 8th in Mexico, while ranked 3rd and 5782nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Sydney Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.9
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$9.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.69
$3.96
 Cappuccino
$3.3
$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.46
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1859
$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1319
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3954
$1219
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2433
$729
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$215
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.7
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.47%
11.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17057
$3013
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10833
$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.27
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$40.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.3
$21.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$7.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$7.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.19
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$28.6
$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.26
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.57
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.3
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.3
$49.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.1
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.7
$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2005
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17934
$4103

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Cities near Sydney

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$1998
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2348
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1903
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1691
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1430
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1461
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1610
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1723
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1463
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2604
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1404
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1354
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1669
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1672
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$1862
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1707
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2152
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2011
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1719
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1716
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1317
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1552
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1693
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1785
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1701
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1702
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2356
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1746
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1707
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1708
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2356
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1658
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1881
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$1688
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1327
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1816

Cities near Tijuana

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi Imperial Beach
$2851
11 km or 6.9 mi Chula Vista
$2969
15 km or 9.5 mi Las Delicias
$1032
18 km or 11 mi National
$2907
21 km or 13 mi Rosarito Beach
$1029
22 km or 14 mi Coronado
$3051
23 km or 15 mi Lemon Grove
$2844
24 km or 15 mi San Diego
$3427
27 km or 17 mi La Mesa
$2868
30 km or 19 mi El Cajon
$2910
38 km or 24 mi Santee
$2788
42 km or 26 mi La Jolla
$2867
48 km or 30 mi Poway
$2784
62 km or 38 mi Encinitas
$2879
66 km or 41 mi Escondido
$2884
69 km or 43 mi San Marcos
$2722
76 km or 47 mi Carlsbad
$3046
77 km or 48 mi Vista
$2732
81 km or 50 mi Oceanside
$3094
84 km or 52 mi Ensenada
$1027
96 km or 59 mi Fallbrook
$2709
109 km or 67 mi Temecula
$2597
115 km or 72 mi San Clemente
$3070
117 km or 73 mi Murrieta
$3155
119 km or 74 mi French Valley
$2684
121 km or 75 mi Wildomar
$2803
122 km or 76 mi Dana Point
$2751
123 km or 77 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2681
128 km or 80 mi Laguna Niguel
$2461
128 km or 80 mi Menifee
$2637
131 km or 82 mi Laguna Beach
$2755
131 km or 82 mi Lake Elsinore
$2730
134 km or 83 mi Mission Viejo
$3513
135 km or 84 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2960
135 km or 84 mi Laguna Hills
$2957
135 km or 84 mi Hemet
$2879
138 km or 86 mi Aliso Viejo
$3180
138 km or 86 mi Lake Forest
$2944
139 km or 87 mi El Centro
$2687
140 km or 87 mi San Jacinto
$2684