Raleigh vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Raleigh	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2327	$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5471	$2855
🏠 One person rent	$1420	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$2324	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.4	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4437	$988
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	82	22
😀 Quality of life	90	63
🏙️ Population	468K	1.96M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 92% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 1213th and 4681st ($2327 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1060th 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 1.9 months in Raleigh compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Raleigh ranked 60th best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 212th and 5591st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Raleigh	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.4	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.99	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.91	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5.22	$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1434	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1158	$467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2441	$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1941	$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	12.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3119	$3040
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2477	$2330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.8	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.2	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.77	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$8.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.72	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.73	$4.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.26	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.25	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.68	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$161	$44.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.1	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1578	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24117	$4593

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2582
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1818
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2338
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2387
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2331
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2219
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2319
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2171
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2071
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2312
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2124
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1757
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2065
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2176
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2076
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1993
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2070
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2152
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2154
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2156
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2079
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2054
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1893
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2094
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2107
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1734
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2102
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1983
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2231
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2395
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2160
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2228
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1766

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
18 km or 11 mi	National	$3013
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3195
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3469
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2943
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$2988
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2887
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2996
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2922
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3066
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3215
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2931
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2930
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3274
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$903
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2681
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2967
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3049
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2715
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2776
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2994
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2626
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2742
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2751
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2642