Tijuana vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Tijuana	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1047	$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2573	$4437
🏠 One person rent	$463	$1057
🏘️ Family rent	$898	$1765
🍽️ Food expenses	$355	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$72.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$822	$3450
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	22	54
😀 Quality of life	58	85
🏙️ Population	1.96M	413K

The cost of living in Tijuana is 43% less expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 5176th and 2250th ($1047 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1871st 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 Tulsa. Tijuana ranked 6th best city to live in Mexico vs Tulsa ranked 97th in the United States, while ranked 5576th and 364th 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	$12.9	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.2	$59.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.86	$9.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.87	$4.29
☕ Cappuccino	$4.13	$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$564	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$363	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1158	$1762
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$1411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.8	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.4	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26	$66.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.78%	6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3302	$1849
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2141	$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$3.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$5.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.8	$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.09	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.74	$9.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.69	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.67	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$48.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.93	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41	$98.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.8	$48.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.5	$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$181	$1071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2569	$25283

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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

Cities near Tulsa

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Broken Arrow	$1885
20 km or 12 mi	Bixby	$1874
20 km or 13 mi	Owasso	$1864
21 km or 13 mi	Sapulpa	$1889
36 km or 22 mi	Claremore	$1855
67 km or 41 mi	Muskogee	$1629
69 km or 43 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
102 km or 63 mi	Stillwater	$1748
120 km or 75 mi	Ponca	$1671
126 km or 78 mi	Siloam Springs	$2015
126 km or 78 mi	Shawnee	$1855
146 km or 91 mi	Edmond	$1621
150 km or 93 mi	Midwest	$1861
154 km or 96 mi	Bella Vista	$2114
156 km or 97 mi	Del	$1878
157 km or 97 mi	Bentonville	$2206
160 km or 99 mi	Fayetteville	$1968
161 km or 100 mi	Springdale	$2015
161 km or 100 mi	Oklahoma City	$1832
163 km or 101 mi	Van Buren	$1702
163 km or 101 mi	Rogers	$1785
165 km or 103 mi	Joplin	$1896
166 km or 103 mi	Fort Smith	$1411
167 km or 104 mi	Moore	$1946
168 km or 104 mi	Norman	$1989
177 km or 110 mi	Enid	$1814
178 km or 110 mi	Yukon	$1824
180 km or 112 mi	Pittsburg	$1902
181 km or 112 mi	Mustang	$1862
197 km or 122 mi	Derby	$1846
213 km or 132 mi	Wichita	$1811
242 km or 151 mi	Ardmore	$1865
247 km or 153 mi	Branson	$1578
247 km or 153 mi	Newton	$1730
254 km or 158 mi	Emporia	$1337
256 km or 159 mi	Duncan	$1816
257 km or 159 mi	Nixa	$1689
264 km or 164 mi	Springfield	$1534
270 km or 168 mi	Russellville	$1438
271 km or 168 mi	Denison	$2205