MX flag
Tijuana

Mexico

vs
MX flag
Tuxtla

Mexico

Climate

Tijuana logs 0 hot days a year to Tuxtla's 80 — Tijuana wins by 80. Tuxtla also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 6.

TijuanaTuxtla
Sunny days
312263
Hot days
080
Frost days
00
Rainy days
41135
Outdoor dinner months
6/1212/12
Avg wind
2.9 m/s1.7 m/s
Sunshine hours
3,3512,746
Darkest month sun
200 hrs/mo171 hrs/mo
UV peak month
10.511.1

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

Tuxtla

Feels-like °C

23
23
27
29
30
28
29
29
28
25
23
23

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; Tuxtla has no cost baseline yet.

Tijuana

$1,423

monthly · balanced

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

Tuxtla

monthly · balanced

Mobility

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

2.4/5
vs
/5
TijuanaTuxtla
Airport

Culture

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

2.2/5
vs
0.0/5
TijuanaTuxtla
Nightlife
Tijuana leads

Nature & Outdoors

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

3.5/5
vs
/5
TijuanaTuxtla
SeaMountainsGreen AreasRunningHikingCampingBeachSurfingSkiing

Safety

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

0.6/5
vs
/5
TijuanaTuxtla
Street SafetyProperty CrimeRoadEarthquakeWildfireFlooding

Career

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

3.0/5
vs
/5
TijuanaTuxtla
JobsEconomyCoworking

Social & Community

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

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

Food & Dining

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

2.8/5
vs
/5
TijuanaTuxtla
RestaurantsDelivery

Family

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

2.3/5
vs
/5
TijuanaTuxtla
GroceriesGymTennis

Healthcare

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

4.0/5
vs
/5
TijuanaTuxtla
Private Healthcare

Air Quality

Tijuana averages 11 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Tuxtla's 22.5 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Tijuana breathes ~51% cleaner air (11.5 µg/m³ lower).

Tijuana

Tuxtla

11.0µg/m³
22.5µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Moderate
Sensitive Groups

WHO classification

City Scale

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

Tijuana (1.5M) and Tuxtla (573K) are 2.7x in population — Tijuana is the larger metro, Tuxtla the smaller; on land area Tijuana spans roughly 3.0x more ground.

2.9x

Tijuana is roughly 2.9x the scale of Tuxtla

Combined population & area comparison

MX flagTijuana
2.9x
MX flagTuxtla
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.MX flagTijuana1.5M2.7x
2.MX flagTuxtla573K1x
Area
1.MX flagTijuana294 km²3.0x
2.MX flagTuxtla97 km²1x
© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
33 km13 km

MX flagTijuana

© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
18 km9.2 km

MX flagTuxtla

Who Thrives Here

Frequently asked about Tijuana vs Tuxtla

Which is cheaper, Tijuana or Tuxtla?
Tijuana has an estimated monthly cost of $1,423.
How does the climate compare between Tijuana and Tuxtla?
Sunny days: 312 vs 263 d — Tijuana higher Annual sunshine: 3,351 vs 2,746 hrs — Tijuana higher Winter sunshine: 200 vs 171 hrs/day — Tijuana higher Hot days (>30°C): 0 vs 80 d — Tijuana lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 41 vs 135 d — Tijuana lower
Is Tijuana or Tuxtla safer?
Tijuana has a safety score of 0.6/5.
Should I move to Tijuana or Tuxtla?
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