Tijuana vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Tijuana	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1295	$2540
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3053	$5841
🏠 One person rent	$616	$1607
🏘️ Family rent	$1076	$2790
🍽️ Food expenses	$416	$630
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1025	$3629
😷 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 4578th and 822nd ($1295 vs $2540) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd 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 1.4 months in Vancouver. Tijuana ranked 6th best city to live in Mexico vs Vancouver ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 5712th and 53rd 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	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$74.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$5.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.63	$4.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$768	$1720
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$500	$1440
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1368	$3147
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$905	$2525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.8	$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.9	$85.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.5	$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.01%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3269	$9202
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2686	$7119
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.1	$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.9	$88.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.84	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.29	$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.46	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$4.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.74	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.65	$15.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.04	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.27	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.84	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.6	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.86	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.2	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.9	$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.8	$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$220	$1231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4857	$21986

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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 Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2240
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2457
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2361
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2237
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2054
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1865
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2526
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2190
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2128
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2173
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2470
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2710
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1872
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2628
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2641
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2739
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2778
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2200
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2737
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2702
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$3041
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2475
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3559
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3154
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3292
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2915