Tijuana vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Tijuana	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1210	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2855	$4316
🏠 One person rent	$568	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$1004	$1698
🍽️ Food expenses	$397	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$988	$3587
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	22	46
😀 Quality of life	63	83
🏙️ Population	1.96M	398K

The cost of living in Tijuana is 33% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 4681st and 2697th ($1210 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1945th 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 2 months in Wichita. Tijuana ranked 5th best city to live in Mexico vs Wichita ranked 176th in the United States, while ranked 5591st and 560th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tijuana vs Wichita

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	Tijuana	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.7	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.5	$59.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.4	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.69	$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.51	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$674	$886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$729
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1199	$1639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$860	$1304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.6	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.5	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.9%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3040	$1542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2330	$1487
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.5	$54.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.45	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$4.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.34	$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.25	$9.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.21	$9.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.33	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.6	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.94	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.7	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.9	$98.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4593	$16150

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Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
18 km or 11 mi	National	$3013
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3195
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3469
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2943
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$2988
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2887
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2996
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2922
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3066
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3215
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2931
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2930
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3274
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$903
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2681
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2967
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3049
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2715
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2776
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2994
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2626
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2742
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2751
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2642

Cities near Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1855
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1729
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1242
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1659
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1535
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1368
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1821
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1875
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1852
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1755
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1761
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1810
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1574
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1893
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1838
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1898
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1456
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1620
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1896
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1886
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1912
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1909
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1753
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2160
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1831
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1872
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1879
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1896
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1883
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2261
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1848
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$1959
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1854
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2311
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2271
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2390
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2266
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$1985
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1841
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2293