Cost of living comparison
San Diego is 3.0 times more expensive than Tijuana.
If you lived in San Diego instead of Tijuana, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Tijuana
|
San Diego
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.03
MX$183.64
|
$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
MX$110.18
|
$10.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
MX$20.09
|
$2.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
MX$10.21
|
$2.31
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Tijuana
|
San Diego
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
MX$31.76
|
$3.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.45
MX$57.46
|
$7.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
MX$83.19
|
$4.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
MX$29.83
|
$5.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.79
MX$46.45
|
$7.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
MX$16.88
|
$2.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MX$9.53
|
$0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
MX$9.30
|
$1.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
MX$11.66
|
$1.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
MX$9.06
|
$1.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
MX$7.12
|
$1.11
|
|
pay 61.1% more for transportation
Tijuana
|
San Diego
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.71
MX$78.47
|
$5.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.10
MX$550.92
|
$75.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,792.49
MX$229,548.49
|
$26,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.24
MX$253.66
|
$17.71
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Tijuana
|
San Diego
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.22
MX$453.03
|
$77.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$641.73
MX$10,680.29
|
$2,659.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$393.54
MX$6,549.70
|
$2,165.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.14
MX$1,134.00
|
$192.27
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for childcare
Tijuana
|
San Diego
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$142.52
MX$2,372.00
|
$1,375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,858.86
MX$64,223.06
|
$16,507.14
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Tijuana
|
San Diego
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
MX$45.91
|
$7.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
MX$58.66
|
$5.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
MX$66.57
|
$10.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.20
MX$668.97
|
$51.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.14
MX$68.86
|
$15.29
|
|
pay 40.5% more for clothing
Tijuana
|
San Diego
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.48
MX$740.29
|
$58.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.87
MX$746.79
|
$56.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.55
MX$1,273.99
|
$92.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.14
MX$1,067.40
|
$117.76
|
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