Tijuana vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Tijuana	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1276	$2505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3034	$5691
🏠 One person rent	$593	$1564
🏘️ Family rent	$1048	$2640
🍽️ Food expenses	$413	$646
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$933	$3446
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	22	78
😀 Quality of life	62	93
🏙️ Population	1.96M	662K

The cost of living in Tijuana is 49% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 4582nd and 890th ($1276 vs $2505) 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 0.7 months in Tijuana compared to 1.4 months in Vancouver. Tijuana ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 5555th and 62nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Tijuana	Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.9	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32	$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$5.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.44	$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$814	$1643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$461	$1394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$2929
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$837	$2377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.4	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.1	$93.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.3	$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.15%	4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3301	$8999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2878	$7018
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.16	$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.4	$85.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.52	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.3	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.65	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.68	$15.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.29	$4.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$3.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.76	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.2	$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.5	$103
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$220	$1168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4868	$21273

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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 Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2420
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2247
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2411
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2295
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2091
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2100
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1840
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2523
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2185
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2081
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2098
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2427
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2475
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2773
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2580
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2690
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1855
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2661
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2670
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2727
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2709
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2714
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2736
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2728
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2782
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2124
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2734
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2749
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2827
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$3012
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2479
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3602
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3183
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3164
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2843
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2884