Raleigh vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Raleigh	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2317	$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5372	$3053
🏠 One person rent	$1430	$616
🏘️ Family rent	$2327	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$612	$416
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.3	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4411	$1025
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	82	22
😀 Quality of life	89	62
🏙️ Population	468K	1.96M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 79% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 1246th and 4578th ($2317 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1054th 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 64th best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 245th and 5712th 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
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.5	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.67	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$6.02	$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1562	$768
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1149	$500
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2603	$1368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1919	$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.1	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2208	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.68	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.45	$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.63	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.71	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.6	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.44	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.2	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$137	$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1374	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24650	$4857

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2470
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1831
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2278
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2313
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2242
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2109
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2111
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1943
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2123
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2081
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1750
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2036
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2088
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2057
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1917
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2030
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2202
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1987
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2079
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2001
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1847
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2080
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1814
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1963
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1969
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2211
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2378
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2126
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1736

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