Tijuana vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Tijuana	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1276	$1933
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3034	$4502
🏠 One person rent	$593	$1119
🏘️ Family rent	$1048	$1848
🍽️ Food expenses	$413	$588
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$87.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$933	$3964
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	22	33
😀 Quality of life	62	84
🏙️ Population	1.96M	543K

The cost of living in Tijuana is 34% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 4582nd and 2237th ($1276 vs $1933) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1697th in Mexico and the United States, respectively. Check Mexico vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Tijuana compared to 2.1 months in Tucson. Tijuana ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Tucson ranked 153rd in the United States, while ranked 5555th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Tijuana	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.9	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$6.23
☕ Cappuccino	$4.44	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$814	$1195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$461	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$2025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$837	$1502
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.4	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.1	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.3	$61
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.15%	6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3301	$3427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2878	$2557
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.16	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.4	$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.52	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$4.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.3	$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.65	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.68	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.29	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.76	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.2	$33
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.5	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$220	$1100
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4868	$15759

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Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2984
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$3033
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1126
18 km or 11 mi	National	$3094
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1108
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3269
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$3023
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3486
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2997
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$3077
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2956
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$3065
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$3012
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3265
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3274
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$3008
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3269
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$3011
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3221
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$967
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2984
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2690
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2994
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3137
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2799
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2850
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$3051
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3075
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3492
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2646
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$3129
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2663
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3520
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2984
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3064
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2768
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3503
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2598
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2801
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2677

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2153
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$771
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2454
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2243
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2367
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2378
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2293
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2463
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2423
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2365
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2343
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1974
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2366
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2318
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2296
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$876
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2346
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2321
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1097
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$910
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1767
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1924
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2818
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2212