Tampa vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Tampa	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2658	$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6218	$2567
🏠 One person rent	$1722	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$3186	$902
🍽️ Food expenses	$684	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5035	$856
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	69	22
😀 Quality of life	90	58
🏙️ Population	385K	1.96M

The cost of living in Tampa is 153% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 497th and 5280th ($2658 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 439th and 11th 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 34th best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 158th and 5480th 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	$20.2	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.1	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$8.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.02	$3.06
☕ Cappuccino	$5.05	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1814	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3714	$1127
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2659	$741
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$246	$56.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.3	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4042	$2860
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2369	$1715
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.11	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.5	$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.83	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$6.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.13	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.51	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.81	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.05	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.6	$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1391	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14056	$2656

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Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2493
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2475
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2470
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2453
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2435
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2080
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2642
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2543
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2410
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2190
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2314
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2355
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2075
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2437
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2519
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2289
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2745
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2128
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2224
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2328
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2595
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2461
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2382
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2279
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2267
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2406
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1693
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2283
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2408
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2594
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2302
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2457
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2408
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2397
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1957
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2380
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2364
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2353
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2353
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2369

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$922
18 km or 11 mi	National	$2877
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$2973
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3346
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2775
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$2936
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2799
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2821
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2765
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$2853
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$2795
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2718
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2783
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$2926
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$912
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2579
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2886
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3006
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2650
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2717
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2828
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2587
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2789
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2653
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2644