Cost of living comparison
Tijuana is 38.7% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Tijuana instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 47.5% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Tijuana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.51
ISK2,723
|
$13.35
MX$224.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.45
ISK2,295
|
$8.90
MX$149.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
ISK377
|
$1.13
MX$18.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
ISK273
|
$0.89
MX$14.92
|
|
pay 29.5% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Tijuana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.16
ISK440
|
$2.46
MX$41.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.72
ISK937
|
$3.29
MX$55.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
ISK875
|
$6.07
MX$101.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.03
ISK841
|
$3.09
MX$51.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.60
ISK1,061
|
$2.94
MX$49.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK157
|
$1.20
MX$20.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
ISK141
|
$0.63
MX$10.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
ISK161
|
$0.87
MX$14.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
ISK239
|
$0.76
MX$12.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK158
|
$0.88
MX$14.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
ISK95
|
$0.65
MX$10.98
|
|
pay 30.6% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Tijuana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.42
ISK1,175
|
$5.27
MX$88.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.29
ISK9,530
|
$19.50
MX$327.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,714.69
ISK5,541,788
|
$28,192.59
MX$473,082.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.23
ISK3,241
|
$26.86
MX$450.67
|
|
pay 43.9% less for housing
Iceland
|
Tijuana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.47
ISK10,392
|
$32.35
MX$542.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,518.94
ISK211,953
|
$735.84
MX$12,347.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,325.48
ISK184,957
|
$512.57
MX$8,601.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.99
ISK9,348
|
$62.83
MX$1,054.32
|
|
pay 31.8% less for childcare
Iceland
|
Tijuana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$254.97
ISK35,578
|
$170.64
MX$2,863.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.83
ISK836,378
|
$4,166.57
MX$69,916.67
|
|
pay 45.8% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Tijuana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.37
ISK1,308
|
$3.48
MX$58.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.61
ISK644
|
$4.21
MX$70.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.22
ISK1,565
|
$4.36
MX$73.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.00
ISK8,373
|
$41.84
MX$702.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
ISK1,945
|
$4.75
MX$79.68
|
|
pay 41.6% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Tijuana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.23
ISK15,103
|
$42.14
MX$707.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.73
ISK8,335
|
$53.42
MX$896.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.94
ISK20,504
|
$90.35
MX$1,516.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.24
ISK23,616
|
$74.19
MX$1,244.96
|
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