Cost of living comparison
Tijuana is 52.8% cheaper than San Diego.
If you lived in Tijuana instead of San Diego, you would:
pay 55.0% less for restaurants
|
San Diego
|
Tijuana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$11.03
MX$188.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.38
|
$6.62
MX$112.80
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
|
$1.21
MX$20.56
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.31
|
$0.61
MX$10.46
|
|
pay 50.8% less for groceries
|
San Diego
|
Tijuana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.79
|
$1.91
MX$32.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.30
|
$3.45
MX$58.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
|
$5.00
MX$85.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.51
|
$1.79
MX$30.54
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
|
$2.79
MX$47.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$1.01
MX$17.29
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
|
$0.57
MX$9.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
|
$0.56
MX$9.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
|
$0.70
MX$11.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
|
$0.54
MX$9.27
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
|
$0.43
MX$7.28
|
|
pay 32.1% less for transportation
|
San Diego
|
Tijuana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
|
$4.71
MX$80.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
|
$33.10
MX$564.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
|
$13,792.49
MX$234,999.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.71
|
$15.24
MX$259.69
|
|
pay 71.8% less for housing
|
San Diego
|
Tijuana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.48
|
$27.22
MX$463.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,659.94
|
$641.73
MX$10,933.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,165.00
|
$393.54
MX$6,705.23
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.27
|
$68.14
MX$1,160.92
|
|
pay 83.1% less for childcare
|
San Diego
|
Tijuana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,375.00
|
$142.52
MX$2,428.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,507.14
|
$3,858.86
MX$65,748.14
|
|
pay 50.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
San Diego
|
Tijuana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
|
$2.76
MX$47.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.26
|
$3.52
MX$60.06
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.00
|
$4.00
MX$68.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.45
|
$40.20
MX$684.86
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.29
|
$4.14
MX$70.50
|
|
pay 26.8% less for clothing
|
San Diego
|
Tijuana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.28
|
$44.48
MX$757.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.82
|
$44.87
MX$764.52
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
|
$76.55
MX$1,304.25
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.76
|
$64.14
MX$1,092.75
|
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