Tijuana vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Tijuana	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1276	$1902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3034	$4633
🏠 One person rent	$593	$1088
🏘️ Family rent	$1048	$1869
🍽️ Food expenses	$413	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$933	$3439
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	22	52
😀 Quality of life	62	85
🏙️ Population	1.96M	413K

The cost of living in Tijuana is 33% less expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 4582nd and 2365th ($1276 vs $1902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1773rd 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 1.8 months in Tulsa. Tijuana ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Tulsa ranked 136th in the United States, while ranked 5555th and 417th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tijuana vs Tulsa

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	Tijuana	Tulsa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.9	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$4.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.44	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$814	$1116
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$461	$815
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$1978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$837	$1474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.4	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.1	$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.3	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.15%	6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3301	$1834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2878	$1661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.16	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.4	$44.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.52	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$5.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.3	$4.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$5.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.65	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.68	$9.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$5.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.29	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.76	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.2	$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.5	$98.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$19
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$73.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$220	$1173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4868	$25390

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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 Tulsa

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Broken Arrow	$1904
20 km or 12 mi	Bixby	$1902
20 km or 13 mi	Owasso	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Sapulpa	$1901
36 km or 22 mi	Claremore	$1853
67 km or 41 mi	Muskogee	$1515
69 km or 43 mi	Bartlesville	$1833
102 km or 63 mi	Stillwater	$1830
120 km or 75 mi	Ponca	$1449
126 km or 78 mi	Siloam Springs	$2042
126 km or 78 mi	Shawnee	$1885
146 km or 91 mi	Edmond	$1702
150 km or 93 mi	Midwest	$1942
154 km or 96 mi	Bella Vista	$2089
156 km or 97 mi	Del	$1952
157 km or 97 mi	Bentonville	$2165
160 km or 99 mi	Fayetteville	$2055
161 km or 100 mi	Springdale	$2054
161 km or 100 mi	Oklahoma City	$1931
163 km or 101 mi	Van Buren	$1777
163 km or 101 mi	Rogers	$1788
165 km or 103 mi	Joplin	$1824
166 km or 103 mi	Fort Smith	$1605
167 km or 104 mi	Moore	$2008
168 km or 104 mi	Norman	$2085
177 km or 110 mi	Enid	$1809
178 km or 110 mi	Yukon	$1871
180 km or 112 mi	Pittsburg	$1917
181 km or 112 mi	Mustang	$1924
197 km or 122 mi	Derby	$1859
213 km or 132 mi	Wichita	$1811
242 km or 151 mi	Ardmore	$1896
247 km or 153 mi	Branson	$1707
247 km or 153 mi	Newton	$1750
254 km or 158 mi	Emporia	$1357
256 km or 159 mi	Duncan	$1843
257 km or 159 mi	Nixa	$1537
264 km or 164 mi	Springfield	$1273
270 km or 168 mi	Russellville	$1429
271 km or 168 mi	Denison	$2188