Cost of living comparison
Tijuana is 3.8% more expensive than Quito.
If you lived in Tijuana instead of Quito, you would:
pay 36.0% more for restaurants
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Quito
|
Tijuana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$12.00
MX$244.14
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$7.45
MX$151.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
|
$1.03
MX$21.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
|
$0.81
MX$16.48
|
|
pay 14.7% more for groceries
|
Quito
|
Tijuana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
|
$2.13
MX$43.31
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
|
$3.16
MX$64.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$5.23
MX$106.43
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
|
$2.77
MX$56.40
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
|
$2.70
MX$54.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$1.07
MX$21.76
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.63
MX$12.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.80
MX$16.34
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$0.65
MX$13.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.82
MX$16.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.62
MX$12.64
|
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pay 26.4% more for transportation
|
Quito
|
Tijuana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.69
|
$4.44
MX$90.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
|
$16.31
MX$331.76
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$18,093.80
MX$368,121.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$22.71
MX$462.04
|
|
pay 31.0% more for housing
|
Quito
|
Tijuana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.13
|
$29.76
MX$605.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$451.67
|
$681.49
MX$13,864.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.50
|
$449.92
MX$9,153.65
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.45
|
$48.20
MX$980.60
|
|
pay 50.5% less for childcare
|
Quito
|
Tijuana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.89
|
$182.43
MX$3,711.51
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,190.00
|
$2,591.21
MX$52,718.57
|
|
pay 9.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Quito
|
Tijuana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$2.98
MX$60.60
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
|
$3.78
MX$76.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.50
|
$3.65
MX$74.23
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.27
|
$33.76
MX$686.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$3.97
MX$80.79
|
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pay 21.2% less for clothing
|
Quito
|
Tijuana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.89
|
$34.69
MX$705.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
|
$38.47
MX$782.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.73
|
$73.36
MX$1,492.46
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.12
|
$61.74
MX$1,256.11
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