Tijuana vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Tijuana	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1050	$3392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2567	$8190
🏠 One person rent	$472	$2018
🏘️ Family rent	$902	$3505
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$880
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$856	$6770
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	22	81
😀 Quality of life	58	98
🏙️ Population	1.96M	447K

The cost of living in Tijuana is 69% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 5280th and 41st ($1050 vs $3392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 3rd in Mexico and Switzerland, respectively. Check Mexico vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Tijuana compared to 2 months in Zurich. Tijuana ranked 5th best city to live in Mexico vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 5480th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tijuana vs Zurich

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	Tijuana	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$27.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.39	$19.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$9.29
☕ Cappuccino	$4.13	$6.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$5.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$2243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$370	$1698
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1127	$3982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$741	$3016
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.8	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.8	$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.73%	2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2860	$9651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1715	$5769
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$5.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.5	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$44.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$3.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$7.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.51	$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$26.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$49.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$5.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.06	$20.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$84.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.24	$22.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$154
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$48.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.2	$132
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.3	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$185	$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2656	$20539

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3139
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3129
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3048
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3163
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3057
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3013
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3135
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3145
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3184
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3015
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3206
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3320
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3627
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3011
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2647
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2629
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1559
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2207
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3020
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2492
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3068
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2989
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1636
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1710
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2782
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1903
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1551
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2618
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1771
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1468
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3415
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1434
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1531
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1538
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2741
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1391
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1399
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1759
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2483
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2843