Tijuana vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Tijuana	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1050	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2567	$2487
🏠 One person rent	$472	$450
🏘️ Family rent	$902	$850
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$856	$957
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	22	49
😀 Quality of life	58	60
🏙️ Population	1.96M	1.48M

The cost of living in Tijuana is 4% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 5280th and 5612th ($1050 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 14th in Mexico.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Tijuana compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Ranked 5th vs 4th best cities to live in Mexico, and 5480th vs 5259th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tijuana vs Zapopan

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	Tijuana	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.39	$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.13	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$370	$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1127	$1191
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$741	$639
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.8	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.8	$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.73%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2860	$5289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1715	$646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.5	$30.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.51	$7.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.06	$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.24	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.2	$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.3	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$185	$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2656	$5160

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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 Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$985
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$683
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$779
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$735
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$764
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$882
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$737
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$835
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$630
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$826
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$620
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$719
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1165
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$687
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$784
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$738
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$796
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$780
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$674
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$978
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$886
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$659
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$729
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$522
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$691
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$748
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$601
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1223
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$698
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$879
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$941
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$808
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$839
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$828
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$792
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$647
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$861
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1153
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$844