Cost of living comparison
Tijuana is 11.8% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Tijuana instead of Poland, you would:
pay 0.9% more for restaurants
Poland
|
Tijuana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.74
PLN34.91
|
$13.35
MX$224.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
PLN29.37
|
$8.90
MX$149.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
PLN6.86
|
$1.13
MX$18.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
PLN5.55
|
$0.89
MX$14.92
|
|
pay 46.2% more for groceries
Poland
|
Tijuana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
PLN4.66
|
$2.46
MX$41.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PLN16.86
|
$3.29
MX$55.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.59
PLN14.33
|
$6.07
MX$101.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
PLN11.40
|
$3.09
MX$51.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
PLN10.91
|
$2.94
MX$49.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.71
|
$1.20
MX$20.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
PLN2.79
|
$0.63
MX$10.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN2.98
|
$0.87
MX$14.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
PLN4.48
|
$0.76
MX$12.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PLN1.40
|
$0.88
MX$14.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
PLN2.02
|
$0.65
MX$10.98
|
|
pay 45.2% more for transportation
Poland
|
Tijuana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
PLN25.25
|
$5.27
MX$88.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.45
PLN117.67
|
$19.50
MX$327.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.40
PLN121,114.59
|
$28,192.59
MX$473,082.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.94
PLN31.74
|
$26.86
MX$450.67
|
|
pay 21.1% more for housing
Poland
|
Tijuana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.69
PLN58.70
|
$32.35
MX$542.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$591.18
PLN2,362.09
|
$735.84
MX$12,347.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.23
PLN1,918.77
|
$512.57
MX$8,601.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.71
PLN757.99
|
$62.83
MX$1,054.32
|
|
pay 38.0% less for childcare
Poland
|
Tijuana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.71
PLN1,205.48
|
$170.64
MX$2,863.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,191.48
PLN24,738.36
|
$4,166.57
MX$69,916.67
|
|
pay 9.5% more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Tijuana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.18
PLN12.70
|
$3.48
MX$58.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
PLN12.01
|
$4.21
MX$70.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
PLN18.50
|
$4.36
MX$73.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.65
PLN126.45
|
$41.84
MX$702.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.64
PLN26.52
|
$4.75
MX$79.68
|
|
pay 2.2% less for clothing
Poland
|
Tijuana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.35
PLN305.06
|
$42.14
MX$707.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.00
PLN147.85
|
$53.42
MX$896.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.47
PLN325.50
|
$90.35
MX$1,516.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
PLN367.24
|
$74.19
MX$1,244.96
|
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