Cost Of Living in Tijuana River Valley, CA

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Tijuana River Valley	San Diego	California
Cost of living	114	168	140
Goods & Services	113	113	111
Groceries	116	116	112
Health care	105	105	109
Housing	n/a	295	196
Transportation	127	127	126
Utilities	107	107	127

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Tijuana River Valley is 18% lower than the San Diego average
The cost of living in Tijuana River Valley is 14% higher than the national average
Tijuana River Valley housing is 114% higher than the national average
California general sales tax is 42% higher than the national average
California state income tax is 61% lower than the national average

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Household	$71,500	$5,958	$1,668	$2,145

California Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
California	7.25%	10.5%

California Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
California	1%	13.3%

Goods & Services

Item	San Diego	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$26.92	$24.26	10.9%
Beauty Salon	$65.77	$45.56	44.3%
Toothpaste	$3.73	$3.70	0.7%
Shampoo	$1.50	$1.28	17.1%
Movie	$16.89	$12.13	39.2%
Bowling	$24.67	$18.00	37.1%

Groceries

Item	San Diego	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.47	$5.84	6.3%
Fried Chicken	$3.05	$1.57	93.7%
Milk	$4.98	$4.67	6.5%
Potatoes	$4.94	$4.93	0.0%
Pizza	$14.69	$12.09	21.5%
Beer	$11.25	$10.41	8.1%

Health Care

Item	San Diego	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$138.66	$125.68	10.3%
Doctor	$132.50	$135.78	2.4%
Dentist	$121.37	$113.29	7.1%
Ibuprofen	$12.01	$10.65	12.7%
Lipitor	$508.17	$468.60	8.4%

Housing

Item	San Diego	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$629,500.00	$184,700.00	240.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$5,168.91	$2,346.69	120.3%
Apartment Rent	$1,770.00	$949.00	86.5%

Transportation

Item	San Diego	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$4.68	$3.46	35.1%
Tire Balancing	$64.40	$59.92	7.5%

Utilities

Item	San Diego	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$223.42	$193.99	15.2%
Phone	$180.31	$192.25	6.2%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Spring Valley CDP (Lake County), CA	1,154	105	5.2%
National City, CA	61,342	141	40.6%
La Presa, CA	37,410	144	44.1%
Lemon Grove, CA	26,739	145	44.9%
Spring Valley, CA	31,866	150	49.5%
San Diego, CA	1,414,545	168	68.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Calgary, AB	1,371,990	n/a
Dallas, TX	1,338,846	107	7.3%
San Antonio, TX	1,529,133	95	5.5%
Philadelphia, PA	1,581,531	102	2.4%
Phoenix, AZ	1,658,422	106	6.4%
San Diego, CA	1,414,545	168	68.2%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

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