Tampa vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Tampa	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2592	$1184
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5929	$2873
🏠 One person rent	$1681	$508
🏘️ Family rent	$2827	$929
🍽️ Food expenses	$653	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.3	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4846	$944
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	69	22
😀 Quality of life	88	57
🏙️ Population	385K	1.96M

The cost of living in Tampa is 119% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 545th and 4480th ($2592 vs $1184) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 489th and 12th 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 1.9 months in Tampa compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Tampa ranked 41st best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 8th in Mexico, while ranked 180th and 5782nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tampa vs Tijuana

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	Tampa	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.2	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.8	$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$9.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$5.19	$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1683	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3244	$1219
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2357	$729
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.8	$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	11.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4395	$3013
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2397	$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.9	$40.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.75	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.29	$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$7.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.67	$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.3	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$49.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.3	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.5	$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1477	$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26113	$4103

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Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2426
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2417
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2419
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2396
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2398
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$1770
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2485
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2611
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2463
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2312
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2298
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2362
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2127
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2420
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2130
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2243
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2722
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2053
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2144
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2266
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2523
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2437
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2348
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2231
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$1860
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2390
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1847
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2073
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2380
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2634
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2268
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2475
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2425
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2409
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1917
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2373
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2343
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2515
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2357

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