Cost of living comparison
Tijuana is 8.3% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Tijuana instead of Spain, you would:
pay 21.8% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Tijuana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.31
€12.35
|
$13.35
MX$224.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.95
€8.30
|
$8.90
MX$149.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.91
|
$1.13
MX$18.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$0.89
MX$14.92
|
|
pay 8.8% more for groceries
Spain
|
Tijuana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
$2.46
MX$41.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.75
|
$3.29
MX$55.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
€3.89
|
$6.07
MX$101.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
€2.34
|
$3.09
MX$51.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€3.02
|
$2.94
MX$49.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.90
|
$1.20
MX$20.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.63
MX$10.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.87
MX$14.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$0.76
MX$12.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.62
|
$0.88
MX$14.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.65
MX$10.98
|
|
pay 1.6% more for transportation
Spain
|
Tijuana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.53
€6.06
|
$5.27
MX$88.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.45
€32.88
|
$19.50
MX$327.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,659.33
€31,227.44
|
$28,192.59
MX$473,082.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.39
€13.35
|
$26.86
MX$450.67
|
|
pay 19.9% less for housing
Spain
|
Tijuana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.81
€31.37
|
$32.35
MX$542.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$828.43
€768.57
|
$735.84
MX$12,347.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$665.31
€617.24
|
$512.57
MX$8,601.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.67
€98.96
|
$62.83
MX$1,054.32
|
|
pay 49.5% less for childcare
Spain
|
Tijuana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.14
€353.60
|
$170.64
MX$2,863.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,410.38
€6,874.98
|
$4,166.57
MX$69,916.67
|
|
pay 15.4% more for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Tijuana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
€2.56
|
$3.48
MX$58.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
€1.78
|
$4.21
MX$70.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.57
€5.17
|
$4.36
MX$73.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
€39.92
|
$41.84
MX$702.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
€7.85
|
$4.75
MX$79.68
|
|
pay 7.1% more for clothing
Spain
|
Tijuana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.08
€67.80
|
$42.14
MX$707.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.46
€29.19
|
$53.42
MX$896.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.09
€69.67
|
$90.35
MX$1,516.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.97
€85.32
|
$74.19
MX$1,244.96
|
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