Cost of living comparison

 Benghazi, Libya
compared to
 Tijuana, Mexico
Tijuana vs. Benghazi Cost of Living Summary

Tijuana is 3.6 times more expensive than Benghazi.

Restaurants
pay 3.2 times more in Tijuana
Groceries
pay 2.5 times more in Tijuana
Transportation
pay 10.5 times more in Tijuana
Housing
pay 3.2 times more in Tijuana
Childcare
pay 2.4 times more in Tijuana
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.3 times more in Tijuana
Clothing
pay 10.1% more in Tijuana

The cost of transportation, housing, restaurants, groceries, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Tijuana are more expensive than in Benghazi. Notably, transportation, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Tijuana.

Tijuana vs. Benghazi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tijuana instead of Benghazi, you would:

pay 3.2 times more for restaurants

 
Benghazi
Tijuana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.58
LYD19.650
$12.00
MX$233.16
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$2.05
LYD11.230
$7.45
MX$144.68
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.48
LYD2.640
$1.03
MX$20.06

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

 
Benghazi
Tijuana
Bread
1 loaf
$0.34
LYD1.840
$2.13
MX$41.37
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.37
LYD18.460
$3.16
MX$61.44
Milk (1 gallon) $3.65
LYD20.030
$5.23
MX$101.65

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pay 10.5 times more for transportation

 
Benghazi
Tijuana
Gasoline (1 gallon) $0.12
LYD0.640
$4.44
MX$86.32
Monthly public transit pass $10.24
LYD56.140
$16.31
MX$316.85
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $18,436.76
LYD101,045.060
$18,093.80
MX$351,568.82

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pay 3.2 times more for housing

 
Benghazi
Tijuana
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$37.90
LYD207.700
$29.76
MX$578.29
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $192.72
LYD1,056.210
$681.49
MX$13,241.52
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $113.81
LYD623.750
$449.92
MX$8,742.07

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

 
Benghazi
Tijuana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $59.75
LYD327.460
$182.43
MX$3,544.62
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,433.97
LYD7,859.060
$2,591.21
MX$50,348.13

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Benghazi
Tijuana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.82
LYD4.490
$2.98
MX$57.87
Cappuccino in mid-range area $0.85
LYD4.660
$3.78
MX$73.39
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.07
LYD16.840
$3.65
MX$70.89

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pay 10.1% more for clothing

 
Benghazi
Tijuana
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$28.58
LYD156.630
$34.69
MX$674.09
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$36.89
LYD202.200
$38.47
MX$747.51
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$54.12
LYD296.630
$73.36
MX$1,425.35

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025
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