Sydney vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sydney	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2844	$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6700	$3053
🏠 One person rent	$1749	$616
🏘️ Family rent	$3002	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$597	$416
🚐 Transport expenses	$337	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$1025
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	99	22
😀 Quality of life	98	62
🏙️ Population	5.45M	1.96M

The cost of living in Sydney is 120% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 348th and 4578th ($2844 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Australia and Mexico, respectively. Check Australia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Sydney compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 2nd and 5712th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sydney vs Tijuana

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	Sydney	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.7	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.36	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.82	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2123	$768
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1437	$500
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3835	$1368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2492	$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.09%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13218	$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7866	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.77	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.9	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.5	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.3	$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.9	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2281	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21946	$4857

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Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2933
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2995
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1141
18 km or 11 mi	National	$3053
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1138
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3220
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2995
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3507
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2963
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$3040
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2948
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$3033
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2995
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3243
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3261
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2995
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3245
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2976
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3251
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$968
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2927
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2676
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2963
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3070
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2758
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2815
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$3030
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3085
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3513
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2621
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$3122
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2669
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3544
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2980
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3027
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2767
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3449
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2554
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2752
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2667