Cost of living comparison
Spain is 43.5% more expensive than Tijuana.
If you lived in Spain instead of Tijuana, you would:
pay 58.7% more for restaurants
Tijuana
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.03
MX$188.00
|
$12.45
€11.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
MX$112.80
|
$8.47
€7.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
MX$20.56
|
$1.99
€1.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
MX$10.46
|
$1.40
€1.31
|
|
pay 18.3% more for groceries
Tijuana
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
MX$32.51
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.45
MX$58.83
|
$5.73
€5.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
MX$85.17
|
$3.55
€3.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
MX$30.54
|
$2.35
€2.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.79
MX$47.56
|
$3.11
€2.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
MX$17.29
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MX$9.75
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
MX$9.52
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
MX$11.94
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
MX$9.27
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
MX$7.28
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
pay 32.8% more for transportation
Tijuana
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.71
MX$80.33
|
$6.67
€6.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.10
MX$564.00
|
$39.84
€37.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,792.49
MX$234,999.48
|
$24,357.72
€22,752.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.24
MX$259.69
|
$14.14
€13.21
|
|
pay 39.9% more for housing
Tijuana
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.22
MX$463.79
|
$40.62
€37.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$641.73
MX$10,933.91
|
$697.48
€651.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$393.54
MX$6,705.23
|
$570.67
€533.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.14
MX$1,160.92
|
$106.79
€99.75
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Tijuana
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$142.52
MX$2,428.33
|
$342.46
€319.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,858.86
MX$65,748.14
|
$7,368.05
€6,882.54
|
|
pay 19.8% more for entertainment and sports
Tijuana
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
MX$47.00
|
$2.66
€2.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
MX$60.06
|
$1.85
€1.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
MX$68.15
|
$5.55
€5.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.20
MX$684.86
|
$43.33
€40.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.14
MX$70.50
|
$8.42
€7.86
|
|
pay 19.6% more for clothing
Tijuana
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.48
MX$757.87
|
$73.58
€68.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.87
MX$764.52
|
$33.02
€30.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.55
MX$1,304.25
|
$74.35
€69.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.14
MX$1,092.75
|
$91.35
€85.33
|
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