MX flag
Chihuahua

Mexico

vs
MX flag
Tijuana

Mexico

Climate

Chihuahua logs 7 outdoor-dinner months a year to Tijuana's 6 — Chihuahua wins by 1. Chihuahua also leads on sunny days by 19.

ChihuahuaTijuana
Sunny days
331312
Hot days
1660
Frost days
150
Rainy days
2741
Outdoor dinner months
7/126/12
Avg wind
2.4 m/s2.9 m/s
Sunshine hours
3,5173,351
Darkest month sun
232 hrs/mo200 hrs/mo
UV peak month
11.710.5

Chihuahua

Feels-like °C

12
13
18
24
31
33
33
33
27
24
18
14

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Tijuana

Feels-like °C

11
12
12
20
22
27
31
31
27
23
16
12

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Cost of Living

Tijuana averages $1,423/mo for balanced living; Chihuahua has no cost baseline yet.

Chihuahua

monthly · balanced

Tijuana

$1,423

monthly · balanced

Minimalist $1,093Comfort $2,220
Top 50%in Among 48 Latin America cities

Mobility

Tijuana scores 2.4 on mobility (0–5 scale); Chihuahua has no mobility baseline.

/5
vs
2.4/5
ChihuahuaTijuana
Airport

Culture

Tijuana's culture score of 2.2 sits well above Chihuahua's 0.0.

0.0/5
vs
2.2/5
ChihuahuaTijuana
Nightlife
Tijuana leads

Nature & Outdoors

Tijuana scores 3.5 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Chihuahua has no nature & outdoors baseline.

/5
vs
3.5/5
ChihuahuaTijuana
SeaMountainsGreen AreasRunningHikingCampingBeachSurfingSkiing

Safety

Tijuana scores 0.6 on safety (0–5 scale); Chihuahua has no safety baseline.

/5
vs
0.6/5
ChihuahuaTijuana
Street SafetyProperty CrimeRoadEarthquakeWildfireFlooding

Career

Tijuana scores 3.0 on career (0–5 scale); Chihuahua has no career baseline.

/5
vs
3.0/5
ChihuahuaTijuana
JobsEconomyCoworking

Social & Community

Tijuana scores 3.2 on social & community (0–5 scale); Chihuahua has no social & community baseline.

/5
vs
3.2/5
ChihuahuaTijuana
Everyday EnglishMulticultural MixExpat Integration ExperienceUrban EnergyStreet AtmosphereLocal-First CommunityGovernment Immigration Friendliness

Food & Dining

Tijuana scores 2.8 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Chihuahua has no food & dining baseline.

/5
vs
2.8/5
ChihuahuaTijuana
RestaurantsDelivery

Family

Tijuana scores 2.3 on family (0–5 scale); Chihuahua has no family baseline.

/5
vs
2.3/5
ChihuahuaTijuana
GroceriesGymTennis

Healthcare

Tijuana scores 4.0 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Chihuahua has no healthcare baseline.

/5
vs
4.0/5
ChihuahuaTijuana
Private Healthcare

Air Quality

Chihuahua averages 8.3 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Tijuana's 11 µg/m³ (moderate) — Chihuahua breathes ~25% cleaner air (2.7 µg/m³ lower).

Chihuahua

Tijuana

8.3µg/m³
11.0µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Good
Moderate

WHO classification

City Scale

Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.

Chihuahua (832K) and Tijuana (1.5M) are 1.8x in population — Tijuana is the larger metro, Chihuahua the smaller; on land area Tijuana spans roughly 1.5x more ground.

1.7x

Tijuana is roughly 1.7x the scale of Chihuahua

Combined population & area comparison

MX flagTijuana
1.7x
MX flagChihuahua
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.MX flagTijuana1.5M1.8x
2.MX flagChihuahua832K1x
Area
1.MX flagTijuana294 km²1.5x
2.MX flagChihuahua192 km²1x
© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
21 km20 km

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33 km13 km

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Who Thrives Here

Frequently asked about Chihuahua vs Tijuana

Which is cheaper, Chihuahua or Tijuana?
Tijuana has an estimated monthly cost of $1,423.
How does the climate compare between Chihuahua and Tijuana?
Sunny days: 331 vs 312 d — Chihuahua higher Annual sunshine: 3,517 vs 3,351 hrs — Chihuahua higher Winter sunshine: 232 vs 200 hrs/day — Chihuahua higher Hot days (>30°C): 166 vs 0 d — Tijuana lower Frost days: 15 vs 0 d — Tijuana lower Rainy days: 27 vs 41 d — Chihuahua lower
Is Chihuahua or Tijuana safer?
Tijuana has a safety score of 0.6/5.
Should I move to Chihuahua or Tijuana?
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