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Aguascalientes vs Tijuana

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Under balanced weights Aguascalientes edges it, 57 to 55, winning 2 of the 9 factors. Aguascalientes is stronger on air quality; Tijuana on nothing outright. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 5.2 of 57 points (scores 47/100)Safety: 3.2 of 57 points (scores 28/100)Healthcare: 7.4 of 57 points (scores 67/100)Internet: 6.9 of 57 points (scores 63/100)Visa ease: 10.0 of 57 points (scores 90/100)Getting there & around: 4.9 of 57 points (scores 44/100)Climate: 7.4 of 57 points (scores 67/100)Air quality: 6.3 of 57 points (scores 56/100)Quality of life: 6.0 of 57 points (scores 54/100)57
Aguascalientes
out of 100

Safe, orderly Bajío city with a car-industry economy and a big spring fair

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Cost of living: 5.2 of 55 points (scores 47/100)Safety: 3.2 of 55 points (scores 28/100)Healthcare: 7.4 of 55 points (scores 67/100)Internet: 7.5 of 55 points (scores 67/100)Visa ease: 10.0 of 55 points (scores 90/100)Getting there & around: 5.1 of 55 points (scores 46/100)Climate: 6.5 of 55 points (scores 58/100)Air quality: 3.8 of 55 points (scores 34/100)Quality of life: 6.0 of 55 points (scores 54/100)55
Tijuana
out of 100

Border metropolis a walk from San Diego, with Baja rents

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Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricAguascalientesTijuana
Cost of living4747
Safety2828
Healthcare6767
Internet6367 ✓
Visa ease9090
Getting there & around4446 ✓
Climate67 ✓58
Air quality56 ✓34
Quality of life5454

Cost

MetricAguascalientesTijuana
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$1,400$1,400
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricAguascalientesTijuana
Homicides per 100k25.6425.64
Political stability (0–100)5555
UHC service coverage (0–100)7979
Life expectancy70.8 yrs70.8 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricAguascalientesTijuana
Download26.1 Mbps33.8 Mbps ✓
Upload9.4 Mbps12 Mbps ✓

Visa

MetricAguascalientesTijuana
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passport180 days180 days
Entry, EU passport180 days180 days
Entry, UK passport180 days180 days

Getting there and around

MetricAguascalientesTijuana
Non-stop airport destinations1138 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)3 ✓2
Transit (1–5, editorial)3 ✓2

Climate and air

MetricAguascalientesTijuana
Comfortable months per year8 ✓7
Annual mean PM2.524.6 µg/m³ ✓34.5 µg/m³

✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Aguascalientes or Tijuana?
Tijuana is cheaper: about $1,400 per month versus $1,400 for one person.
Is Aguascalientes or Tijuana safer?
Aguascalientes scores higher on safety (28 vs 28), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Aguascalientes or Tijuana?
Tijuana: a measured median of 33.8 Mbps versus 26.1 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

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Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population (national data, latest year); UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); WHO Ambient Air Quality Database, June 2026 update (V8); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Nostos long-stay visa guides; Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.