Cost of living in Tijuana, Mexico

The cost of living in Tijuana, Mexico is approximately 1050 $ per month for a single person, including rent.

For a family of four, it's around 2567 $, also including rent.

Cost of living in Tijuana

Cost of Living, one person, including rent	1050 $
Without Rent	578 $
Rent & Utilities	472 $
Food	352 $
Transport	138 $
Monthly Salary, after tax	856 $
GDP per Capita	13,926 $
Freedom Index	6.55
Lifespan	75 years
Speak English	13%
Population	2.0M

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Restaurants

Lunch menu, inexpensive restaurant	12.9 $
Dinner	32.7 $
Fast food, McDonalds or KFC	8.39 $
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	3.06 $
Capuccino	4.13 $
Coke, 330ml	1.04 $

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Markets

Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	1.44 $
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1 lb	1.93 $
Rice, 1 kg or 2 lb	1.48 $
Eggs, 12 pack	2.7 $
Cheese, 1 kg or 2 lb	6.51 $
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2 lb	6.18 $
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2 lb	9.56 $
Apples, 1 kg or 2 lb	2.34 $
Banana, 1 kg or 2 lb	1.24 $
Oranges, 1 kg or 2 lb	1.63 $
Tomato, 1 kg or 2 lb	1.46 $
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.78 $
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.35 $
Water, 1 L or 1 qt	0.56 $
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	1.84 $
Wine, 750 mL bottle	12 $
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	1.47 $
Cigarette pack	3.72 $

Transportation

One-way Ticket	0.88 $
Monthly Pass	29.5 $
Gas or Petrol, 1l or 0.26 gal	1.19 $
Taxi, 8 km	18.4 $

Personal Care

Doctor Visit, private clinic	45.4 $
Cold medicine, for 1 week	6.06 $
Hair Shampoo, 400 ml or 12 oz.	3.23 $
Toilet paper, 4 rolls	1.82 $
Toothpaste, 1 tube	2.18 $

Utilities per Month

1 person, electricity, heating, water & garbage	37 $
Family of 4, electricity, heating, water & garbage	57 $
Internet plan, +60 Mbps	27.4 $

Rent per Month

1 Bedroom Apartment, outside of center, 40 sq.m	370 $
3 Bedroom Apartment, outside of center, 85 sq.m	741 $
1 Bedroom Apartment, in city center, 40 sq.m	557 $
3 Bedroom Apartment, in city center, 85 sq.m	1,127 $

Buy Apartment Price

Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment, in city center	2,86 $
Price per Square Meter to Buy House, in suburbs	1,715 $

Salaries and Financing

Average Monthly Net Salary, after tax	856 $
Mortgage Interest Rate, for 20 years fixed-rate	11.73%

Sports and Leisure

Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult	38.4 $
Cinema, 1 seat	4.24 $
Haircut	14.3 $

Clothing and Shoes

Brand Sneakers, mid-range, Nike or similar	76.3 $
Brand Jeans, Levis 501	42.2 $

Childcare

Preschool, full day, monthly for 1 child	185 $
International Primary School, yearly for 1 child	2,656 $

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Uruguay

Tijuana vs Montevideo (Montevideo is 27% more expensive) Tijuana vs Salto (Salto is 6% less expensive) Tijuana vs Ciudad de la Costa (Ciudad de la Costa is 12% more expensive) Tijuana vs Rivera (Rivera is 28% less expensive) Tijuana vs Maldonado (Maldonado is 8% less expensive) Tijuana vs Paysandu (Paysandu is 27% less expensive) Tijuana vs Tacuarembo (Tacuarembo is 21% less expensive) Tijuana vs Melo (Melo is 31% less expensive) Tijuana vs Mercedes (Mercedes is 2% less expensive) Tijuana vs Artigas (Artigas is 16% less expensive)

Trinidad And Tobago

Tijuana vs Chaguanas (Chaguanas is 2% more expensive) Tijuana vs Port of Spain (Port of Spain is 11% more expensive) Tijuana vs San Fernando (San Fernando is 8% less expensive) Tijuana vs Scarborough (Scarborough is 5% more expensive) Tijuana vs San Juan (San Juan is 11% more expensive)

Chile

Tijuana vs Santiago (Santiago is 14% more expensive) Tijuana vs Puente Alto (Puente Alto is 9% less expensive) Tijuana vs Antofagasta (Antofagasta is 0% more expensive) Tijuana vs Vina del Mar (Vina del Mar is 11% less expensive) Tijuana vs San Bernardo (San Bernardo is 19% less expensive) Tijuana vs Valparaiso (Valparaiso is 9% less expensive) Tijuana vs Temuco (Temuco is 17% less expensive) Tijuana vs Rancagua (Rancagua is 20% less expensive) Tijuana vs Concepcion (Concepcion is 12% less expensive) Tijuana vs Talca (Talca is 19% less expensive)

Guyana

Tijuana vs Georgetown (Georgetown is 6% less expensive) Tijuana vs Linden (Linden is 3% less expensive) Tijuana vs New Amsterdam (New Amsterdam is 4% less expensive)

Mexico

Tijuana vs Mexico City (Mexico City is 13% more expensive) Tijuana vs Tijuana (Tijuana has similar costs) Tijuana vs Ecatepec de Morelos (Ecatepec de Morelos is 30% less expensive) Tijuana vs Leon (Leon is 32% less expensive) Tijuana vs Zapopan (Zapopan is 4% less expensive) Tijuana vs Guadalajara (Guadalajara is 6% less expensive) Tijuana vs Puebla (Puebla is 11% less expensive) Tijuana vs Ciudad Juarez (Ciudad Juarez is 7% less expensive) Tijuana vs Monterrey (Monterrey is 20% more expensive) Tijuana vs Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl (Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl is 31% less expensive)

Suriname

Tijuana vs Paramaribo (Paramaribo is 17% less expensive) Tijuana vs Nieuw Nickerie (Nieuw Nickerie is 20% less expensive)

Ecuador

Tijuana vs Guayaquil (Guayaquil is 13% less expensive) Tijuana vs Quito (Quito is 14% less expensive) Tijuana vs Cuenca (Cuenca is 27% less expensive) Tijuana vs Santo Domingo (Santo Domingo is 44% less expensive) Tijuana vs Duran (Duran is 23% less expensive) Tijuana vs Machala (Machala is 43% less expensive) Tijuana vs Manta (Manta is 17% less expensive) Tijuana vs Portoviejo (Portoviejo is 28% less expensive) Tijuana vs Loja (Loja is 41% less expensive) Tijuana vs Quevedo (Quevedo is 38% less expensive)

Peru

Tijuana vs Lima (Lima is 6% less expensive) Tijuana vs Arequipa (Arequipa is 47% less expensive) Tijuana vs Trujillo (Trujillo is 33% less expensive) Tijuana vs Chiclayo (Chiclayo is 51% less expensive) Tijuana vs Callao (Callao is 26% less expensive) Tijuana vs Piura (Piura is 46% less expensive) Tijuana vs Cusco (Cusco is 39% less expensive) Tijuana vs Chimbote (Chimbote is 53% less expensive) Tijuana vs Huancayo (Huancayo is 44% less expensive) Tijuana vs Iquitos (Iquitos is 35% less expensive)

Venezuela

Tijuana vs Caracas (Caracas is 0% less expensive) Tijuana vs Maracaibo (Maracaibo is 33% less expensive) Tijuana vs Valencia (Valencia is 25% less expensive) Tijuana vs Maracay (Maracay is 31% less expensive) Tijuana vs Barquisimeto (Barquisimeto is 32% less expensive) Tijuana vs Barinas (Barinas is 24% less expensive) Tijuana vs Ciudad Guayana (Ciudad Guayana is 15% less expensive) Tijuana vs Catia La Mar (Catia La Mar is 10% less expensive) Tijuana vs Ciudad Bolivar (Ciudad Bolivar is 17% less expensive) Tijuana vs Santa Teresa del Tuy (Santa Teresa del Tuy is 13% less expensive)

Colombia

Tijuana vs Bogota (Bogota is 17% less expensive) Tijuana vs Medellin (Medellin is 17% less expensive) Tijuana vs Cali (Cali is 30% less expensive) Tijuana vs Barranquilla (Barranquilla is 25% less expensive) Tijuana vs Cartagena (Cartagena is 29% less expensive) Tijuana vs Cucuta (Cucuta is 47% less expensive) Tijuana vs Soacha (Soacha is 29% less expensive) Tijuana vs Soledad (Soledad is 20% less expensive) Tijuana vs Villavicencio (Villavicencio is 55% less expensive) Tijuana vs Bucaramanga (Bucaramanga is 39% less expensive)

Brazil

Tijuana vs Sao Paulo (Sao Paulo is 4% less expensive) Tijuana vs Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro is 9% less expensive) Tijuana vs Brasilia (Brasilia is 23% less expensive) Tijuana vs Fortaleza (Fortaleza is 32% less expensive) Tijuana vs Salvador (Salvador is 29% less expensive) Tijuana vs Belo Horizonte (Belo Horizonte is 25% less expensive) Tijuana vs Manaus (Manaus is 24% less expensive) Tijuana vs Curitiba (Curitiba is 27% less expensive) Tijuana vs Recife (Recife is 26% less expensive) Tijuana vs Goiania (Goiania is 38% less expensive)

Argentina

Tijuana vs Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires is 13% less expensive) Tijuana vs Cordoba (Cordoba is 12% less expensive) Tijuana vs Rosario (Rosario is 40% less expensive) Tijuana vs San Miguel de Tucuman (San Miguel de Tucuman is 34% less expensive) Tijuana vs Mar del Plata (Mar del Plata is 29% less expensive) Tijuana vs Salta (Salta is 31% less expensive) Tijuana vs San Juan (San Juan is 37% less expensive) Tijuana vs Lanus (Lanus is 23% less expensive) Tijuana vs Santiago del Estero (Santiago del Estero is 63% less expensive) Tijuana vs Santa Fe (Santa Fe is 32% less expensive)

Bolivia

Tijuana vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Santa Cruz de la Sierra is 27% less expensive) Tijuana vs La Paz (La Paz is 36% less expensive) Tijuana vs El Alto (El Alto is 39% less expensive) Tijuana vs Cochabamba (Cochabamba is 49% less expensive) Tijuana vs Sucre (Sucre is 37% less expensive) Tijuana vs Oruro (Oruro is 43% less expensive) Tijuana vs Potosi (Potosi is 53% less expensive) Tijuana vs Tarija (Tarija is 40% less expensive) Tijuana vs Sacaba (Sacaba is 49% less expensive) Tijuana vs Trinidad (Trinidad is 27% less expensive)

Paraguay

Tijuana vs Asuncion (Asuncion is 37% less expensive) Tijuana vs Ciudad del Este (Ciudad del Este is 49% less expensive) Tijuana vs Luque (Luque is 42% less expensive) Tijuana vs San Lorenzo (San Lorenzo is 41% less expensive) Tijuana vs Pedro Juan Caballero (Pedro Juan Caballero is 50% less expensive) Tijuana vs Caaguazu (Caaguazu is 61% less expensive) Tijuana vs Encarnacion (Encarnacion is 51% less expensive) Tijuana vs Coronel Oviedo (Coronel Oviedo is 49% less expensive) Tijuana vs Concepcion (Concepcion is 48% less expensive)