Tijuana vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Tijuana	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1295	$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3053	$2964
🏠 One person rent	$616	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$1076	$988
🍽️ Food expenses	$416	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1025	$970
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	22	47
😀 Quality of life	62	63
🏙️ Population	1.96M	1.26M

The cost of living in Tijuana is 1% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 4578th and 4609th ($1295 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 11th in Mexico.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Tijuana compared to 0.8 months in Zapopan. Ranked 6th vs 3rd best cities to live in Mexico, and 5712th vs 5628th 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	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$44.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$2.5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.63	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$768	$767
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$500	$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1368	$1247
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$905	$721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.8	$82.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.9	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.5	$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.01%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3269	$6090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2686	$584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.1	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.9	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.84	$2.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.29	$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.46	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.74	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.65	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.04	$6.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.27	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.84	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.6	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.86	$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.2	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.9	$9.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.8	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$220	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4857	$6389

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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 Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1241
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$784
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$990
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$925
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$983
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1157
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1007
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$806
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$999
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$746
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$885
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1417
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1023
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$899
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$914
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$920
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$956
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$946
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$910
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1202
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$817
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$950
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$952
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$664
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$894
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$926
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$803
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$866
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1028
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1241
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$913
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$1044
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$747
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$914
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1102
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$986