Atlanta vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Atlanta	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2570	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5742	$2573
🏠 One person rent	$1586	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$2465	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$690	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5431	$822
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	22
😀 Quality of life	90	58
🏙️ Population	499K	1.96M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 145% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 704th and 5176th ($2570 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 650th and 12th 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 2.1 months in Atlanta compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Atlanta ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 165th and 5576th 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	$17.4	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.1	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.39	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1651	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1325	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2827	$1158
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2042	$737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2730	$3302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2292	$2141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.7	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.67	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.72	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.58	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.06	$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.13	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.9	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1442	$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27299	$2569

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2339
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2331
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2277
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2284
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2441
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2268
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2285
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2254
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2302
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2319
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2235
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2282
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2166
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2390
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2290
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2208
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$1993
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2657
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$1928
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2195
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2435
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1541
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$1974
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2213
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2094
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2148
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2159
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2149
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$2076
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2127
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1888
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1839
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2128
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1704
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1636
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1652
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1726
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1736
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1901
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$1982

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$912
18 km or 11 mi	National	$2962
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3065
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3428
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2916
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$3043
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2898
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2964
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2930
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3124
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3279
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2917
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2834
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3199
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$880
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2637
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2945
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3109
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2732
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2763
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2936
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2578
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2764
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2698
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2677