Tijuana vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Tijuana	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1050	$2650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2567	$5860
🏠 One person rent	$472	$1697
🏘️ Family rent	$902	$2823
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$644
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$856	$3361
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	22	78
😀 Quality of life	58	92
🏙️ Population	1.96M	662K

The cost of living in Tijuana is 60% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 5280th and 512th ($1050 vs $2650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Mexico and Canada, respectively. Check Mexico vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Tijuana compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Tijuana ranked 5th best city to live in Mexico vs Vancouver ranked 5th in Canada, while ranked 5480th and 100th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tijuana vs Vancouver

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	Tijuana	Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.39	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$6.59
☕ Cappuccino	$4.13	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$1905
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$370	$1486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1127	$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$741	$2487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.8	$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.8	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.73%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2860	$10997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1715	$7402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$2.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.5	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.51	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$4.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.06	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$5.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$3.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.24	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.2	$65
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.3	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$185	$1165
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2656	$16245

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Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$922
18 km or 11 mi	National	$2877
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$2973
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3346
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2775
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$2936
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2799
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2821
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2765
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$2853
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$2795
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2718
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2783
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$2926
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$912
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2579
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2886
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3006
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2650
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2717
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2828
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2587
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2789
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2653
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2644

Cities near Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2502
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2220
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2589
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2330
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2417
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$1983
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1789
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2278
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2248
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2185
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2263
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2469
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2609
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1913
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2576
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2569
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2821
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$3091
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2263
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2866
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2784
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2901
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2491
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3229
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$2908
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3179
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2743