Tampa vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Tampa	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2560	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6044	$2573
🏠 One person rent	$1641	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$3059	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$671	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.7	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4880	$822
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	68	22
😀 Quality of life	89	58
🏙️ Population	385K	1.96M

The cost of living in Tampa is 144% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 718th and 5176th ($2560 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 664th 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 6th in Mexico, while ranked 174th and 5576th 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	$80.2	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.28	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.97	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1745	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1342	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3421	$1158
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2594	$737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$229	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.3	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3843	$3302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2418	$2141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.9	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.93	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.1	$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.01	$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.54	$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.61	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1387	$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14045	$2569

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Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2429
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2413
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2419
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2402
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2401
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2123
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2605
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2618
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2436
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2079
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2328
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2373
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2467
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2458
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2280
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2811
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2038
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2194
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2316
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2732
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2516
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2269
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2392
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1748
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2371
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2576
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2286
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2440
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2373
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1957
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2336
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2294
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2363
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2265

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$912
18 km or 11 mi	National	$2962
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3065
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3428
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2916
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$3043
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2898
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2964
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2930
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3124
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3279
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2917
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2834
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3199
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$880
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2637
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2945
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3109
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2732
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2763
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2936
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2578
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2764
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2698
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2677