Tijuana vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Tijuana	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1295	$1930
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3053	$4538
🏠 One person rent	$616	$1129
🏘️ Family rent	$1076	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$416	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1025	$3744
😷 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 33% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 4578th and 2278th ($1295 vs $1930) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1724th 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 0.8 months in Tijuana compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Tijuana ranked 6th best city to live in Mexico vs Tucson ranked 164th in the United States, while ranked 5712th and 490th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tijuana vs Tucson

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	Tijuana	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$6.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4.63	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$768	$1140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$500	$876
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1368	$1996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$905	$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.8	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.9	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.5	$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.01%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3269	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2686	$2502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.1	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.9	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.84	$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.29	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.46	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.74	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.65	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.04	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.27	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.84	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.6	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.86	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.2	$92.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.9	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.8	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$220	$1109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4857	$15659

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Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2933
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2995
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1141
18 km or 11 mi	National	$3053
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1138
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3220
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2995
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3507
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2963
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$3040
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2948
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$3033
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2995
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3243
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3261
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2995
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3245
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2976
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3251
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$968
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2927
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2676
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2963
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3070
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2758
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2815
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$3030
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3085
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3513
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2621
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$3122
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2669
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3544
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2980
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3027
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2767
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3449
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2554
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2752
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2667

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2110
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$776
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2444
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2227
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2396
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2381
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2298
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2435
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2357
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2359
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2338
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1961
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2345
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2324
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2312
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$890
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2316
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1764
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1919
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2798
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2190