Tijuana vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Tijuana	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1295	$1820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3053	$4356
🏠 One person rent	$616	$968
🏘️ Family rent	$1076	$1642
🍽️ Food expenses	$416	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1025	$3492
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	22	46
😀 Quality of life	62	85
🏙️ Population	1.96M	398K

The cost of living in Tijuana is 29% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 4578th and 2786th ($1295 vs $1820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1921st 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 1.9 months in Wichita. Tijuana ranked 6th best city to live in Mexico vs Wichita ranked 150th in the United States, while ranked 5712th and 462nd 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	$12	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$4.63	$4.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$768	$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$500	$665
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1368	$1753
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$905	$1201
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.8	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.9	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.5	$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.01%	6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3269	$1544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2686	$1474
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.1	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.9	$55.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.84	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$5.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.29	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.46	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$6.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$5.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$5.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.74	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.65	$9.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.04	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.27	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$4.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.84	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.6	$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.86	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.2	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.9	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.8	$43.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$220	$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4857	$16041

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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 Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1860
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1739
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1284
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1571
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1578
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1358
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1838
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1904
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1762
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1850
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1786
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1833
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1563
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1876
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1842
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1903
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1508
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1758
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1884
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1894
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1808
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1914
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1676
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2160
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1883
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1922
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1941
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1955
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1947
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2299
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1825
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$2011
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1865
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2341
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2283
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2433
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2314
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$2039
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1833
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2328