Tijuana vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Tijuana	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1050	$1817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2567	$4836
🏠 One person rent	$472	$998
🏘️ Family rent	$902	$2208
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$856	$3778
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	22	46
😀 Quality of life	58	81
🏙️ Population	1.96M	398K

The cost of living in Tijuana is 42% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 5280th and 2435th ($1050 vs $1817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1891st in Mexico and the United States, respectively. Check Mexico vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Tijuana compared to 2.1 months in Wichita. Tijuana ranked 5th best city to live in Mexico vs Wichita ranked 124th in the United States, while ranked 5480th and 488th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Tijuana	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.39	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$4.13	$4.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$370	$744
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1127	$2184
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$741	$1803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.8	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.8	$257
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$72.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.73%	6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2860	$1544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1715	$1464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.5	$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.51	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$8.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.06	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.24	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$99.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.2	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.3	$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$185	$910
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2656	$16129

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Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$922
18 km or 11 mi	National	$2877
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$2973
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3346
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2775
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$2936
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2799
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2821
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2765
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$2853
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$2795
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2718
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2783
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$2926
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$912
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2579
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2886
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3006
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2650
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2717
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2828
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2587
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2789
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2653
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2644

Cities near Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1843
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1727
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1243
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1685
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1500
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1596
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1832
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$2026
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1841
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1755
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1807
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1732
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1577
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1835
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1772
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1854
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1515
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1580
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1835
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1840
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1690
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1899
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1765
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2100
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1864
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1961
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1919
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1953
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1931
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2258
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1874
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$2045
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1909
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2308
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2231
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2433
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2316
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$2179
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1802
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2287