Tijuana vs Willemstad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Tijuana	Willemstad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1050	$1395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2567	$3669
🏠 One person rent	$472	$636
🏘️ Family rent	$902	$1381
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$856	$943
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	22	9
😀 Quality of life	58	48
🏙️ Population	1.96M	150K

The cost of living in Tijuana is 25% less expensive than in Willemstad. Cities ranked 5280th and 4095th ($1050 vs $1395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 2nd in Mexico and Curacao, respectively. Check Mexico vs Curacao comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Tijuana compared to 0.7 months in Willemstad. Tijuana ranked 5th best city to live in Mexico vs Willemstad ranked 1st in Curacao, while ranked 5480th and 6313th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tijuana vs Willemstad

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	Tijuana	Willemstad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$82.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.39	$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$4.13	$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$370	$396
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1127	$1373
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$741	$1021
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.8	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.8	$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$66.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.73%	4.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2860	$2446
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1715	$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$1.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.5	$52.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$45.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.51	$8.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$7.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$8.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.06	$7.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.24	$8.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$44.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$9.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.2	$78.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.3	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$185	$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2656	$12926

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Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$922
18 km or 11 mi	National	$2877
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$2973
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3346
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2775
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$2936
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2799
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2821
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2765
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$2853
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$2795
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2718
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2783
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$2926
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$912
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2579
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2886
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3006
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2650
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2717
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2828
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2587
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2789
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2653
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2644

Cities near Willemstad

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Barber	$1395
71 km or 44 mi	Kralendijk	$1792
114 km or 71 mi	Coro	$623
128 km or 79 mi	Oranjestad	$1664
143 km or 89 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$736
209 km or 130 mi	Puerto Cabello	$759
228 km or 142 mi	Yaritagua	$682
232 km or 144 mi	Barquisimeto	$715
234 km or 146 mi	Cabudare	$663
239 km or 148 mi	Guacara	$785
240 km or 149 mi	Valencia	$783
241 km or 150 mi	Los Guayos	$726
243 km or 151 mi	Tocuyito	$726
247 km or 153 mi	El Limon	$683
250 km or 155 mi	Carora	$688
253 km or 157 mi	Quibor	$680
254 km or 158 mi	Maracay	$726
254 km or 158 mi	Tinaquillo	$730
261 km or 162 mi	Santa Rita	$707
263 km or 164 mi	Turmero	$781
264 km or 164 mi	Palo Negro	$711
267 km or 166 mi	Catia La Mar	$947
269 km or 167 mi	Cagua	$744
272 km or 169 mi	Maiquetia	$900
273 km or 170 mi	La Victoria	$776
276 km or 171 mi	La Guaira	$915
276 km or 172 mi	El Tocuyo	$694
277 km or 172 mi	San Carlos	$772
283 km or 176 mi	Caracas	$1045
285 km or 177 mi	Araure	$724
286 km or 177 mi	Los Teques	$922
286 km or 178 mi	Acarigua	$724
303 km or 188 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$755
307 km or 191 mi	Charallave	$877
311 km or 194 mi	Cua	$877
319 km or 198 mi	Guatire	$892
319 km or 198 mi	Guarenas	$896
322 km or 200 mi	Santa Lucia	$865
324 km or 201 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$871