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Benghazi vs. Tijuana Cost of Living Summary

Benghazi is 74.3% cheaper than Tijuana.

Restaurants: pay 79.2% less in Benghazi
Groceries: pay 55.3% less in Benghazi
Transportation: pay 90.8% less in Benghazi
Housing: pay 76.2% less in Benghazi
Childcare: pay 83.3% less in Benghazi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.6% less in Benghazi
Clothing: pay 30.7% less in Benghazi

Expenses including transportation, childcare, restaurants, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Benghazi.

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Benghazi vs. Tijuana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 79.2% less for restaurants

	Tijuana	Benghazi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.26 MX$230.29	$2.41 LYD15.490	-80.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.01 MX$188.12	$2.33 LYD14.990	-76.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.41 MX$26.55	$0.45 LYD2.870	-68.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.23 MX$23.16	$0.14 LYD0.910	-88.5%
Average			-79.2%

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pay 55.3% less for groceries

	Tijuana	Benghazi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.93 MX$55.07	$0.17 LYD1.070	-94.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.20 MX$78.87	$3.19 LYD20.460	-24.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.91 MX$129.76	$2.95 LYD18.910	-57.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.25 MX$61.12	$1.68 LYD10.810	-48.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.39 MX$63.59	$1.24 LYD7.930	-63.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.33 MX$24.93	$1.05 LYD6.760	-20.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 MX$14.08	$0.80 LYD5.160	+7.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 MX$16.64	$0.53 LYD3.410	-40.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 MX$13.89	$0.33 LYD2.110	-55.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 MX$13.25	$0.38 LYD2.450	-45.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$15.95	$0.28 LYD1.810	-66.7%
Average			-55.3%

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pay 90.8% less for transportation

	Tijuana	Benghazi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.69 MX$106.95	$0.09 LYD0.570	-98.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.15 MX$585.26	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,528.95 MX$404K	$12,451.96 LYD79,947.140	-42.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.72 MX$389.30	$4.05 LYD25.980	-80.5%
Average			-90.8%

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pay 76.2% less for housing

	Tijuana	Benghazi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.18 MX$566.97	$18.68 LYD119.920	-38.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$884.20 MX$16,610.76	$186.78 LYD1,199.210	-78.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$492.22 MX$9,246.94	$116.74 LYD749.500	-76.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$36.69 MX$689.31	??
Average			-76.2%

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pay 83.3% less for childcare

	Tijuana	Benghazi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$208.62 MX$3,919.15	$77.82 LYD499.670	-62.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,673.07 MX$87,789.00	$350.21 LYD2,248.510	-92.5%
Average			-83.3%

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pay 54.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Tijuana	Benghazi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.34 MX$62.71	$2.10 LYD13.490	-37.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.33 MX$81.30	$0.67 LYD4.290	-84.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.45 MX$83.61	$1.87 LYD11.990	-58.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.03 MX$770.77	$17.38 LYD111.590	-57.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.81 MX$128.03	$6.23 LYD39.970	-8.6%
Average			-54.6%

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pay 30.7% less for clothing

	Tijuana	Benghazi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.52 MX$1,024.20	$42.03 LYD269.820	-22.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.59 MX$875.28	$35.02 LYD224.850	-24.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.31 MX$1,959.58	$42.80 LYD274.820	-59.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.65 MX$1,327.29	$68.49 LYD439.710	-3.1%
Average			-30.7%

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