Atlanta vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Atlanta	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2617	$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5892	$3053
🏠 One person rent	$1587	$616
🏘️ Family rent	$2476	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$690	$416
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5193	$1025
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	22
😀 Quality of life	90	62
🏙️ Population	499K	1.96M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 102% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 699th and 4578th ($2617 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 606th and 9th 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 months in Atlanta compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Atlanta ranked 58th best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 231st and 5712th 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	$20.9	$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.04	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$5.13	$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1741	$768
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1298	$500
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2969	$1368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3301	$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2480	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.8	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.48	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.48	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.9	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.7	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1409	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23857	$4857

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2392
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2390
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2375
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2373
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2330
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2366
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2395
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2340
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2415
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2429
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2321
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2418
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2201
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2525
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2447
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2453
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$2220
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2722
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$2980
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2282
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2544
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1911
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$2090
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2270
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2490
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2109
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2239
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2253
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$1990
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2251
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1919
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1791
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2202
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1932
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1593
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1814
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1966
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1946
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1928
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$2004

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2933
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2995
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1141
18 km or 11 mi	National	$3053
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1138
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3220
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2995
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3507
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2963
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$3040
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2948
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$3033
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2995
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3243
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3261
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2995
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3245
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2976
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3251
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$968
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2927
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2676
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2963
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3070
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2758
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2815
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$3030
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3085
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3513
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2621
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$3122
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2669
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3544
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2980
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3027
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2767
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3449
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2554
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2752
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2667