Tijuana vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Tijuana	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1210	$3691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2855	$8778
🏠 One person rent	$568	$2299
🏘️ Family rent	$1004	$4069
🍽️ Food expenses	$397	$919
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$988	$8151
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	22	81
😀 Quality of life	63	100
🏙️ Population	1.96M	449K

The cost of living in Tijuana is 67% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 4681st and 23rd ($1210 vs $3691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 2.2 months in Zurich. Tijuana ranked 5th best city to live in Mexico vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 5591st and 2nd 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	$13.7	$27.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.5	$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.4	$20.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$9.69
☕ Cappuccino	$4.69	$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.51	$5.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$674	$2543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$1977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1199	$4563
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$860	$3579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.6	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.5	$52.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.9%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3040	$24740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2330	$9963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$4.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.5	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$33.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.45	$3.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.34	$8.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.25	$23.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$53.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2	$3.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.21	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.33	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$4.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.6	$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$83.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.94	$23.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.7	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$55.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$138
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.9	$150
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$2616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4593	$22875

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Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
18 km or 11 mi	National	$3013
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3195
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3469
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2943
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$2988
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2887
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2996
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2922
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3066
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3215
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2931
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2930
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3274
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$903
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2681
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2967
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3049
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2715
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2776
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2994
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2626
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2742
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2751
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2642

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3392
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3276
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3239
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3282
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3249
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3153
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3207
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3225
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3207
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3180
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3240
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3381
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3836
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3169
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2747
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1684
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2489
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3197
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2650
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3231
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3175
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1705
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1766
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2924
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1887
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1690
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2694
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1810
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1537
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3565
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1593
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1694
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1698
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2964
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1397
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1447
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1839
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2443
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3041