Cost of living comparison
Tijuana is 16.9% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Tijuana instead of Italy, you would:
pay 27.3% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Tijuana
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
€14.67
|
$13.35
MX$224.09
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.17
€9.44
|
$8.90
MX$149.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.33
|
$1.13
MX$18.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$0.89
MX$14.92
|
|
pay 10.9% less for groceries
Italy
|
Tijuana
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.91
|
$2.46
MX$41.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
€6.32
|
$3.29
MX$55.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
€5.18
|
$6.07
MX$101.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.16
|
$3.09
MX$51.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
€4.65
|
$2.94
MX$49.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.89
|
$1.20
MX$20.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.63
MX$10.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.87
MX$14.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.19
|
$0.76
MX$12.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.88
MX$14.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.65
MX$10.98
|
|
pay 8.8% less for transportation
Italy
|
Tijuana
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.80
|
$5.27
MX$88.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
€35.47
|
$19.50
MX$327.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,985.59
€25,035.88
|
$28,192.59
MX$473,082.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.55
€18.14
|
$26.86
MX$450.67
|
|
pay 9.8% less for housing
Italy
|
Tijuana
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.86
€27.71
|
$32.35
MX$542.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.64
€612.90
|
$735.84
MX$12,347.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.89
€468.41
|
$512.57
MX$8,601.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.99
€147.50
|
$62.83
MX$1,054.32
|
|
pay 61.9% less for childcare
Italy
|
Tijuana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.28
€481.77
|
$170.64
MX$2,863.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,615.09
€8,920.40
|
$4,166.57
MX$69,916.67
|
|
pay 4.6% more for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Tijuana
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
€4.61
|
$3.48
MX$58.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.55
|
$4.21
MX$70.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.72
|
$4.36
MX$73.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.41
€48.63
|
$41.84
MX$702.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
€8.83
|
$4.75
MX$79.68
|
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pay 4.1% less for clothing
Italy
|
Tijuana
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.74
€71.20
|
$42.14
MX$707.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
€31.59
|
$53.42
MX$896.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.06
€77.98
|
$90.35
MX$1,516.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.51
€107.16
|
$74.19
MX$1,244.96
|
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