Cost of living comparison
Tijuana is 17.7% cheaper than Warsaw.
If you lived in Tijuana instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 22.5% less for restaurants
|
Warsaw
|
Tijuana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
PLN40.55
|
$12.00
MX$244.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
PLN35.48
|
$7.45
MX$151.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN7.35
|
$1.03
MX$21.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN7.33
|
$0.81
MX$16.48
|
|
pay 27.2% more for groceries
|
Warsaw
|
Tijuana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
PLN4.46
|
$2.13
MX$43.31
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
PLN17.86
|
$3.16
MX$64.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
PLN15.55
|
$5.23
MX$106.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
PLN12.39
|
$2.77
MX$56.40
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PLN10.40
|
$2.70
MX$54.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
PLN1.86
|
$1.07
MX$21.76
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN3.06
|
$0.63
MX$12.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
PLN3.37
|
$0.80
MX$16.34
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
PLN5.68
|
$0.65
MX$13.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
PLN1.70
|
$0.82
MX$16.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
PLN1.92
|
$0.62
MX$12.64
|
|
pay 19.3% more for transportation
|
Warsaw
|
Tijuana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.20
PLN25.40
|
$4.44
MX$90.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
PLN111.51
|
$16.31
MX$331.76
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,732.76
PLN125,903.62
|
$18,093.80
MX$368,121.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.92
PLN32.44
|
$22.71
MX$462.04
|
|
pay 21.9% less for housing
|
Warsaw
|
Tijuana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.20
PLN70.44
|
$29.76
MX$605.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,070.18
PLN4,384.25
|
$681.49
MX$13,864.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$832.44
PLN3,410.26
|
$449.92
MX$9,153.65
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$224.46
PLN919.55
|
$48.20
MX$980.60
|
|
pay 71.8% less for childcare
|
Warsaw
|
Tijuana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$507.82
PLN2,080.41
|
$182.43
MX$3,711.51
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,579.90
PLN51,536.37
|
$2,591.21
MX$52,718.57
|
|
pay 22.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Warsaw
|
Tijuana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
PLN15.21
|
$2.98
MX$60.60
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
PLN15.00
|
$3.78
MX$76.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.76
PLN19.51
|
$3.65
MX$74.23
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.25
PLN173.08
|
$33.76
MX$686.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
PLN35.48
|
$3.97
MX$80.79
|
|
pay 31.3% less for clothing
|
Warsaw
|
Tijuana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.45
PLN366.45
|
$34.69
MX$705.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.56
PLN170.24
|
$38.47
MX$782.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.32
PLN361.83
|
$73.36
MX$1,492.46
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.18
PLN418.58
|
$61.74
MX$1,256.11
|
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