Tijuana vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tijuana Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1184
$3380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2873
$8333
🏠 One person rent
$508
$1991
🏘️ Family rent
$929
$3524
🍽️ Food expenses
$409
$899
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$944
$6558
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
22
81
😀 Quality of life
57
97
🏙️ Population
1.96M
443K

The cost of living in Tijuana is 65% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 4480th and 31st ($1184 vs $3380) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 2nd 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 1.9 months in Zurich. Tijuana ranked 8th best city to live in Mexico vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 5782nd and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Tijuana Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.7
$25.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$114
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.52
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.96
$8.65
☕ Cappuccino
$4.46
$6.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$5.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$649
$2331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$1597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1219
$4197
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$2921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.6
$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$54.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.86%
2.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3013
$11003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$7611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$5.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.5
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.7
$40.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.15
$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$7.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.59
$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.11
$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$46.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$3.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.33
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$19.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$3.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$91.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.66
$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$154
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$50.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.7
$145
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.2
$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$2684
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4103
$29266

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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
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3073
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3200
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$2861
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3051
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3059
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$2930
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3041
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3001
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3178
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$2949
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3128
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3083
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3444
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2916
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2436
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2354
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1533
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2142
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$2882
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2431
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$2925
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$2838
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1660
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1806
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2649
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$2182
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1510
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2322
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1910
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1412
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3296
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1394
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1492
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1499
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2820
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1326
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1307
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1717
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2243
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$2846