Climate

Victoria de Durango logs 3 outdoor-dinner months a year to Tijuana's 6 — Tijuana wins by 3. Victoria de Durango also leads on sunny days by 9.

Victoria de DurangoTijuana
Sunny days
321312
Hot days
270
Frost days
60
Rainy days
5941
Outdoor dinner months
3/126/12
Avg wind
2.6 m/s2.9 m/s
Sunshine hours
3,2633,351
Darkest month sun
235 hrs/mo200 hrs/mo
UV peak month
12.810.5

Victoria de Durango

Feels-like °C

11
12
18
20
23
25
24
22
20
20
17
12

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; Victoria de Durango has no cost baseline yet.

Victoria de Durango

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); Victoria de Durango has no mobility baseline.

/5
vs
2.4/5
Victoria de DurangoTijuana
Airport

Culture

Tijuana's culture score of 2.2 sits well above Victoria de Durango's 0.0.

0.0/5
vs
2.2/5
Victoria de DurangoTijuana
Nightlife
Tijuana leads

Nature & Outdoors

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

/5
vs
3.5/5
Victoria de DurangoTijuana
SeaMountainsGreen AreasRunningHikingCampingBeachSurfingSkiing

Safety

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

/5
vs
0.6/5
Victoria de DurangoTijuana
Street SafetyProperty CrimeRoadEarthquakeWildfireFlooding

Career

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

/5
vs
3.0/5
Victoria de DurangoTijuana
JobsEconomyCoworking

Social & Community

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

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

Food & Dining

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

/5
vs
2.8/5
Victoria de DurangoTijuana
RestaurantsDelivery

Family

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

/5
vs
2.3/5
Victoria de DurangoTijuana
GroceriesGymTennis

Healthcare

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

/5
vs
4.0/5
Victoria de DurangoTijuana
Private Healthcare

Air Quality

Victoria de Durango averages 9.7 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Tijuana's 11 µg/m³ (moderate) — Victoria de Durango breathes ~12% cleaner air (1.3 µg/m³ lower).

Victoria de Durango

Tijuana

9.7µg/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.

Victoria de Durango (548K) and Tijuana (1.5M) are 2.8x in population — Tijuana is the larger metro, Victoria de Durango the smaller; on land area Tijuana spans roughly 3.3x more ground.

3.0x

Tijuana is roughly 3.0x the scale of Victoria de Durango

Combined population & area comparison

MX flagTijuana
3.0x
MX flagVictoria de Durango
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.MX flagTijuana1.5M2.8x
2.MX flagVictoria de Durango548K1x
Area
1.MX flagTijuana294 km²3.3x
2.MX flagVictoria de Durango90 km²1x
© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
14 km10 km

MX flagVictoria de Durango

© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
33 km13 km

MX flagTijuana

Who Thrives Here

Frequently asked about Victoria de Durango vs Tijuana

Which is cheaper, Victoria de Durango or Tijuana?
Tijuana has an estimated monthly cost of $1,423.
How does the climate compare between Victoria de Durango and Tijuana?
Sunny days: 321 vs 312 d — Similar Annual sunshine: 3,263 vs 3,351 hrs — Similar Winter sunshine: 235 vs 200 hrs/day — Victoria de Durango higher Hot days (>30°C): 27 vs 0 d — Tijuana lower Frost days: 6 vs 0 d — Tijuana lower Rainy days: 59 vs 41 d — Tijuana lower
Is Victoria de Durango or Tijuana safer?
Tijuana has a safety score of 0.6/5.
Should I move to Victoria de Durango or Tijuana?
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