Tijuana vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tijuana Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1184
$2564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2873
$5785
🏠 One person rent
$508
$1629
🏘️ Family rent
$929
$2825
🍽️ Food expenses
$409
$627
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$944
$3016
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
22
78
😀 Quality of life
57
93
🏙️ Population
1.96M
662K

The cost of living in Tijuana is 54% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 4480th and 587th ($1184 vs $2564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 7th 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 1.2 months in Vancouver. Tijuana ranked 8th best city to live in Mexico vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 5782nd and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Tijuana Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.7
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.52
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.96
$5.83
 Cappuccino
$4.46
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$649
$1786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$1418
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1219
$3279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$2490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.6
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.86%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3013
$12194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$7826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.5
$99.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.7
$17.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$2.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.15
$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.59
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.11
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$3.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.33
$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.66
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.7
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.2
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$1092
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4103
$14942

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi Imperial Beach
$2851
11 km or 6.9 mi Chula Vista
$2969
15 km or 9.5 mi Las Delicias
$1032
18 km or 11 mi National
$2907
21 km or 13 mi Rosarito Beach
$1029
22 km or 14 mi Coronado
$3051
23 km or 15 mi Lemon Grove
$2844
24 km or 15 mi San Diego
$3427
27 km or 17 mi La Mesa
$2868
30 km or 19 mi El Cajon
$2910
38 km or 24 mi Santee
$2788
42 km or 26 mi La Jolla
$2867
48 km or 30 mi Poway
$2784
62 km or 38 mi Encinitas
$2879
66 km or 41 mi Escondido
$2884
69 km or 43 mi San Marcos
$2722
76 km or 47 mi Carlsbad
$3046
77 km or 48 mi Vista
$2732
81 km or 50 mi Oceanside
$3094
84 km or 52 mi Ensenada
$1027
96 km or 59 mi Fallbrook
$2709
109 km or 67 mi Temecula
$2597
115 km or 72 mi San Clemente
$3070
117 km or 73 mi Murrieta
$3155
119 km or 74 mi French Valley
$2684
121 km or 75 mi Wildomar
$2803
122 km or 76 mi Dana Point
$2751
123 km or 77 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2681
128 km or 80 mi Laguna Niguel
$2461
128 km or 80 mi Menifee
$2637
131 km or 82 mi Laguna Beach
$2755
131 km or 82 mi Lake Elsinore
$2730
134 km or 83 mi Mission Viejo
$3513
135 km or 84 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2960
135 km or 84 mi Laguna Hills
$2957
135 km or 84 mi Hemet
$2879
138 km or 86 mi Aliso Viejo
$3180
138 km or 86 mi Lake Forest
$2944
139 km or 87 mi El Centro
$2687
140 km or 87 mi San Jacinto
$2684

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Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2529
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2255
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2595
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2329
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2407
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2595
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2034
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1990
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1455
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2251
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1760
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2141
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2134
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2210
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2445
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2451
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2576
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1721
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2585
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2604
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2627
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2663
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2750
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2837
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3118
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2279
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2729
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2728
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2920
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2313
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3262
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2974
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3345
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2814
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2758