MX flag
Tapachula

Mexico

vs
MX flag
Tijuana

Mexico

Climate

Tapachula logs 7 outdoor-dinner months a year to Tijuana's 6 — Tapachula wins by 1. Tijuana also leads on sunny days by 46.

TapachulaTijuana
Sunny days
266312
Hot days
930
Frost days
00
Rainy days
23541
Outdoor dinner months
7/126/12
Avg wind
1.2 m/s2.9 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,6843,351
Darkest month sun
153 hrs/mo200 hrs/mo
UV peak month
10.810.5

Tapachula

Feels-like °C

29
29
30
30
31
29
31
29
29
29
29
29

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; Tapachula has no cost baseline yet.

Tapachula

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); Tapachula has no mobility baseline.

/5
vs
2.4/5
TapachulaTijuana
Airport

Culture

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

0.0/5
vs
2.2/5
TapachulaTijuana
Nightlife
Tijuana leads

Nature & Outdoors

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

/5
vs
3.5/5
TapachulaTijuana
SeaMountainsGreen AreasRunningHikingCampingBeachSurfingSkiing

Safety

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

/5
vs
0.6/5
TapachulaTijuana
Street SafetyProperty CrimeRoadEarthquakeWildfireFlooding

Career

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

/5
vs
3.0/5
TapachulaTijuana
JobsEconomyCoworking

Social & Community

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

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

Food & Dining

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

/5
vs
2.8/5
TapachulaTijuana
RestaurantsDelivery

Family

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

/5
vs
2.3/5
TapachulaTijuana
GroceriesGymTennis

Healthcare

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

/5
vs
4.0/5
TapachulaTijuana
Private Healthcare

Air Quality

Tapachula averages 21.8 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Tijuana's 11 µg/m³ (moderate) — Tijuana breathes ~49% cleaner air (10.8 µg/m³ lower).

Tapachula

Tijuana

21.8µg/m³
11.0µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Sensitive Groups
Moderate

WHO classification

City Scale

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

Tapachula (307K) and Tijuana (1.5M) are 5.0x in population — Tijuana is the larger metro, Tapachula the smaller; on land area Tijuana spans roughly 5.4x more ground.

5.2x

Tijuana is roughly 5.2x the scale of Tapachula

Combined population & area comparison

MX flagTijuana
5.2x
MX flagTapachula
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.MX flagTijuana1.5M5.0x
2.MX flagTapachula307K1x
Area
1.MX flagTijuana294 km²5.4x
2.MX flagTapachula54 km²1x
© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
9.6 km11 km

MX flagTapachula

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

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Who Thrives Here

Frequently asked about Tapachula vs Tijuana

Which is cheaper, Tapachula or Tijuana?
Tijuana has an estimated monthly cost of $1,423.
How does the climate compare between Tapachula and Tijuana?
Sunny days: 266 vs 312 d — Tijuana higher Annual sunshine: 2,684 vs 3,351 hrs — Tijuana higher Winter sunshine: 153 vs 200 hrs/day — Tijuana higher Hot days (>30°C): 93 vs 0 d — Tijuana lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 235 vs 41 d — Tijuana lower
Is Tapachula or Tijuana safer?
Tijuana has a safety score of 0.6/5.
Should I move to Tapachula or Tijuana?
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