Cost of living comparison
Tijuana is 27.9% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Tijuana instead of Germany, you would:
pay 34.8% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Tijuana
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.72
€12.72
|
$13.35
MX$224.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.44
|
$8.90
MX$149.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
€2.62
|
$1.13
MX$18.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
€2.30
|
$0.89
MX$14.92
|
|
pay 11.3% less for groceries
Germany
|
Tijuana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
€1.96
|
$2.46
MX$41.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
€6.26
|
$3.29
MX$55.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.94
|
$6.07
MX$101.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
€3.29
|
$3.09
MX$51.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.19
€6.67
|
$2.94
MX$49.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.17
|
$1.20
MX$20.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.63
MX$10.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.87
MX$14.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.29
|
$0.76
MX$12.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.88
MX$14.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.65
MX$10.98
|
|
pay 19.8% less for transportation
Germany
|
Tijuana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.16
€6.65
|
$5.27
MX$88.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.61
€50.67
|
$19.50
MX$327.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,249.82
€27,136.52
|
$28,192.59
MX$473,082.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.30
€21.62
|
$26.86
MX$450.67
|
|
pay 33.0% less for housing
Germany
|
Tijuana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.15
€45.60
|
$32.35
MX$542.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$800.45
€742.62
|
$735.84
MX$12,347.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$616.33
€571.80
|
$512.57
MX$8,601.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.30
€215.52
|
$62.83
MX$1,054.32
|
|
pay 63.7% less for childcare
Germany
|
Tijuana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$434.24
€402.86
|
$170.64
MX$2,863.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,512.98
€11,608.92
|
$4,166.57
MX$69,916.67
|
|
pay 18.4% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Tijuana
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€4.02
|
$3.48
MX$58.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
€3.20
|
$4.21
MX$70.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.81
€8.17
|
$4.36
MX$73.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.42
€32.86
|
$41.84
MX$702.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.56
€11.65
|
$4.75
MX$79.68
|
|
pay 14.5% less for clothing
Germany
|
Tijuana
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.65
€77.61
|
$42.14
MX$707.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.29
€38.31
|
$53.42
MX$896.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.84
€83.35
|
$90.35
MX$1,516.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.25
€111.56
|
$74.19
MX$1,244.96
|
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