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Tijuana vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Tijuana is 57.0% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 91.6% more in Tijuana
Groceries: pay 69.3% more in Tijuana
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Tijuana
Housing: pay 84.8% more in Tijuana
Childcare: pay 43.6% less in Tijuana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 81.3% more in Tijuana
Clothing: pay 8.7% less in Tijuana

The cost of transportation, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Tijuana are more expensive than in Kiev. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Tijuana. Notably, transportation, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Tijuana.

Tijuana vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tijuana instead of Kiev, you would:

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pay 91.6% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Tijuana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH353.72	$11.99 MX$217.94	+42.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH252.66	$8.69 MX$157.85	+44.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.32	$1.45 MX$26.34	+114.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.45	$1.23 MX$22.32	+165.1%
Average			+91.6%

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pay 69.3% more for groceries

	Kiev	Tijuana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH32.86	$2.62 MX$47.59	+234.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH205.65	$3.32 MX$60.30	-32.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH199.43	$6.63 MX$120.44	+39.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH84.57	$3.36 MX$61.03	+66.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH88.84	$3.00 MX$54.47	+41.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.21	$1.17 MX$21.20	+111.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.36	$0.83 MX$15.05	+14.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH35.79	$0.78 MX$14.22	-8.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH42.45	$0.75 MX$13.68	-25.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH15.66	$0.69 MX$12.51	+84.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.63	$0.85 MX$15.45	+235.6%
Average			+69.3%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Kiev	Tijuana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH222.81	$5.03 MX$91.46	-5.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH429.52	$24.89 MX$452.34	+143.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1,276,937.94	$23,857.41 MX$433,598.87	-21.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH252.66	$28.91 MX$525.35	+380.3%
Average			+124.2%

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pay 84.8% more for housing

	Kiev	Tijuana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH295.55	$30.26 MX$550.01	+329.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH26,466.95	$790.12 MX$14,360.17	+25.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH15,861.67	$504.17 MX$9,163.10	+33.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,399.24	$41.03 MX$745.73	-49.3%
Average			+84.8%

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pay 43.6% less for childcare

	Kiev	Tijuana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH15,664.85	$203.56 MX$3,699.65	-45.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH329,431.29	$4,559.78 MX$82,872.14	-41.9%
Average			-43.6%

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pay 81.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Tijuana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH45.48	$2.71 MX$49.33	+150.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH68.70	$4.26 MX$77.50	+160.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH121.28	$4.34 MX$78.93	+50.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,618.94	$41.33 MX$751.20	+7.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH202.13	$6.65 MX$120.86	+38.1%
Average			+81.3%

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pay 8.7% less for clothing

	Kiev	Tijuana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,880.31	$49.22 MX$894.49	-28.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,502.73	$45.46 MX$826.25	+27.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,072.86	$98.61 MX$1,792.27	+1.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,598.39	$71.02 MX$1,290.77	-35.2%
Average			-8.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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