Raleigh vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Raleigh	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2477	$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5984	$2567
🏠 One person rent	$1542	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$2792	$902
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.6	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4931	$856
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	82	22
😀 Quality of life	89	58
🏙️ Population	468K	1.96M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 136% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 806th and 5280th ($2477 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 719th 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 months in Raleigh compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Raleigh ranked 49th best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 202nd and 5480th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Raleigh vs Tijuana

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	Raleigh	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.6	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$8.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$3.06
☕ Cappuccino	$5.49	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1570	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1231	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2956	$1127
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2331	$741
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$56.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.4	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7431	$2860
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3484	$1715
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.25	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.2	$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.08	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$6.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.71	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.3	$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.23	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$158	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1530	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22229	$2656

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2278
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2383
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1859
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2217
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2137
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2158
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2146
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2212
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2141
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2057
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2122
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2054
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2110
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1791
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2012
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2060
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2026
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$2110
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2094
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2162
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2076
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2105
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$1882
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1972
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1917
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2081
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2119
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1705
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2146
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2022
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2135
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2299
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2194
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2288
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1753

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