Atlanta vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Atlanta	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2540	$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5770	$2567
🏠 One person rent	$1567	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$2549	$902
🍽️ Food expenses	$681	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5608	$856
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	95	22
😀 Quality of life	90	58
🏙️ Population	499K	1.96M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 142% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 714th and 5280th ($2540 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 641st and 11th in the United States and Mexico, respectively. Check the United States vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Atlanta compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Atlanta ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 140th and 5480th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Tijuana

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	Atlanta	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.1	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$8.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$3.06
☕ Cappuccino	$5.27	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1697	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1286	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2880	$1127
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2127	$741
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$56.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3113	$2860
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2438	$1715
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.47	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.97	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$6.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.04	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.47	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.23	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.17	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.2	$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1299	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27237	$2656

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2337
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2317
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2253
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2267
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2501
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2270
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2303
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2255
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2314
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2275
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2237
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2353
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2338
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2450
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2387
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2365
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$2044
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2756
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$2025
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2191
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2492
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1501
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$1677
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2194
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2140
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2087
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2168
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2164
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$2214
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2205
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1834
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1909
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2125
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1709
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1627
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1668
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1822
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1813
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1960
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$2041

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$922
18 km or 11 mi	National	$2877
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$2973
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3346
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2775
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$2936
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2799
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2821
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2765
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$2853
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$2795
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2718
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2783
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$2926
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$912
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2579
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2886
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3006
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2650
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2717
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2828
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2587
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2789
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2653
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2644