Tijuana vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tijuana Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1184
$1217
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2873
$2927
🏠 One person rent
$508
$619
🏘️ Family rent
$929
$1159
🍽️ Food expenses
$409
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$944
$1017
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
22
49
😀 Quality of life
57
58
🏙️ Population
1.96M
1.48M

The cost of living in Tijuana is 3% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 4480th and 4389th ($1184 vs $1217) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 10th 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 8th vs 4th best cities to live in Mexico, and 5782nd vs 5642nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Tijuana Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.7
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.52
$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.96
$2.36
 Cappuccino
$4.46
$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$649
$819
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1219
$1657
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.6
$91.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.86%
12.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3013
$4200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.5
$23.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.7
$14.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.15
$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.59
$8.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.11
$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.33
$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.66
$7.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.7
$64.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.2
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4103
$5586

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi Imperial Beach
$2851
11 km or 6.9 mi Chula Vista
$2969
15 km or 9.5 mi Las Delicias
$1032
18 km or 11 mi National
$2907
21 km or 13 mi Rosarito Beach
$1029
22 km or 14 mi Coronado
$3051
23 km or 15 mi Lemon Grove
$2844
24 km or 15 mi San Diego
$3427
27 km or 17 mi La Mesa
$2868
30 km or 19 mi El Cajon
$2910
38 km or 24 mi Santee
$2788
42 km or 26 mi La Jolla
$2867
48 km or 30 mi Poway
$2784
62 km or 38 mi Encinitas
$2879
66 km or 41 mi Escondido
$2884
69 km or 43 mi San Marcos
$2722
76 km or 47 mi Carlsbad
$3046
77 km or 48 mi Vista
$2732
81 km or 50 mi Oceanside
$3094
84 km or 52 mi Ensenada
$1027
96 km or 59 mi Fallbrook
$2709
109 km or 67 mi Temecula
$2597
115 km or 72 mi San Clemente
$3070
117 km or 73 mi Murrieta
$3155
119 km or 74 mi French Valley
$2684
121 km or 75 mi Wildomar
$2803
122 km or 76 mi Dana Point
$2751
123 km or 77 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2681
128 km or 80 mi Laguna Niguel
$2461
128 km or 80 mi Menifee
$2637
131 km or 82 mi Laguna Beach
$2755
131 km or 82 mi Lake Elsinore
$2730
134 km or 83 mi Mission Viejo
$3513
135 km or 84 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2960
135 km or 84 mi Laguna Hills
$2957
135 km or 84 mi Hemet
$2879
138 km or 86 mi Aliso Viejo
$3180
138 km or 86 mi Lake Forest
$2944
139 km or 87 mi El Centro
$2687
140 km or 87 mi San Jacinto
$2684

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Distance City Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Guadalajara
$1035
11 km or 6.9 mi Tlaquepaque
$785
99 km or 61 mi La Barca
$873
113 km or 70 mi Ciudad Guzman
$867
142 km or 88 mi Zamora
$865
147 km or 91 mi Autlan
$854
163 km or 101 mi San Francisco del Rincon
$818
167 km or 104 mi Lagos de Moreno
$846
168 km or 104 mi Colima
$672
172 km or 107 mi Aguascalientes
$818
179 km or 111 mi Tepic
$681
183 km or 114 mi Leon
$812
192 km or 119 mi Puerto Vallarta
$1303
195 km or 121 mi Zacapu
$881
200 km or 124 mi Uruapan
$789
206 km or 128 mi Silao
$912
208 km or 129 mi Tecoman
$774
209 km or 130 mi Manzanillo
$741
212 km or 131 mi Apatzingan
$830
213 km or 132 mi Irapuato
$763
214 km or 133 mi Sayulita
$1094
224 km or 139 mi Guanajuato
$1076
229 km or 142 mi Salamanca
$707
243 km or 151 mi Yuriria
$812
243 km or 151 mi Zacatecas
$630
254 km or 158 mi Cortazar
$774
256 km or 159 mi Morelia
$765
269 km or 167 mi Celaya
$682
276 km or 172 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
278 km or 173 mi Fresnillo
$784
296 km or 184 mi San Luis Potosi
$984
313 km or 194 mi Queretaro
$996
332 km or 206 mi Lazaro Cardenas
$900
354 km or 220 mi Rioverde
$915
355 km or 221 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
370 km or 230 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
389 km or 242 mi Durango
$793
394 km or 245 mi Zihuatanejo
$994
419 km or 260 mi Mazatlan
$1185
422 km or 262 mi Toluca
$781