Raleigh vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Raleigh	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2388	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5530	$2573
🏠 One person rent	$1484	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$2447	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$625	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.8	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4749	$822
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	82	22
😀 Quality of life	88	58
🏙️ Population	468K	1.96M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 128% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 972nd and 5176th ($2388 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 892nd 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 months in Raleigh compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Raleigh ranked 51st best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 221st and 5576th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Raleigh	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.1	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.74	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1468	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1216	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2614	$1158
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2029	$737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6077	$3302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2879	$2141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.4	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.8	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.46	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.69	$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.7	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$158	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$52	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1481	$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21914	$2569

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682

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