Tampa vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Tampa	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2634	$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5902	$2855
🏠 One person rent	$1726	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$2981	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$666	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.4	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4360	$988
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	68	22
😀 Quality of life	90	63
🏙️ Population	385K	1.96M

The cost of living in Tampa is 118% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 658th and 4681st ($2634 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 582nd and 9th 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 1.7 months in Tampa compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Tampa ranked 56th best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 202nd and 5591st 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	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.95	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5.75	$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1909	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1437	$467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3364	$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2556	$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$196	$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.6	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	12.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3204	$3040
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2587	$2330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.1	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.05	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.69	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$8.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.93	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.93	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.21	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.72	$4.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.56	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$83.4	$44.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.8	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.1	$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1294	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14367	$4593

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Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2478
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2453
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2454
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2443
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2437
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2103
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2579
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2577
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2433
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2106
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2334
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2354
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2128
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2410
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2347
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2290
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2749
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2155
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2227
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2317
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2698
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2491
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2344
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2255
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2254
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2357
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1726
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2265
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2336
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2473
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2296
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2378
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2358
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2351
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1919
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2321
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2320
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2304
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2230
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2294

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