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Benghazi vs. Tijuana Cost of Living Summary

Benghazi is 59.0% cheaper than Tijuana.

Restaurants: pay 75.8% less in Benghazi
Groceries: pay 54.7% less in Benghazi
Transportation: pay 62.3% less in Benghazi
Housing: pay 53.1% less in Benghazi
Childcare: pay 75.3% less in Benghazi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.7% less in Benghazi
Clothing: pay 35.2% less in Benghazi

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

Benghazi vs. Tijuana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 75.8% less for restaurants

	Tijuana	Benghazi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.99 MX$216.01	$2.78 LYD15.060	-76.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.69 MX$156.46	$2.78 LYD15.060	-68.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.45 MX$26.11	$0.43 LYD2.310	-70.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.23 MX$22.12	$0.15 LYD0.810	-87.8%
Average			-75.8%

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pay 54.7% less for groceries

	Tijuana	Benghazi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.62 MX$47.17	$0.22 LYD1.210	-91.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.32 MX$59.77	$3.09 LYD16.740	-7.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.63 MX$119.38	$3.29 LYD17.840	-50.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.36 MX$60.49	$1.34 LYD7.270	-60.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 MX$53.99	$1.68 LYD9.110	-43.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 MX$21.02	$0.63 LYD3.420	-46.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$14.92	$0.53 LYD2.890	-35.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 MX$14.09	$0.33 LYD1.780	-58.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 MX$13.56	$0.25 LYD1.340	-67.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 MX$12.40	$0.24 LYD1.280	-65.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$15.31	$0.21 LYD1.140	-75.3%
Average			-54.7%

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pay 62.3% less for transportation

	Tijuana	Benghazi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.03 MX$90.65	$0.11 LYD0.570	-97.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.89 MX$448.34	$9.26 LYD50.220	-62.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,857.41 MX$429,764.98	$16,666.46 LYD90,388.080	-30.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.91 MX$520.71	$12.04 LYD65.280	-58.4%
Average			-62.3%

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pay 53.1% less for housing

	Tijuana	Benghazi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.26 MX$545.15	$34.26 LYD185.800	+13.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$790.12 MX$14,233.20	$193.83 LYD1,051.180	-75.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.17 MX$9,082.08	$117.59 LYD637.740	-76.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.03 MX$739.14	$10.97 LYD59.480	-73.3%
Average			-53.1%

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pay 75.3% less for childcare

	Tijuana	Benghazi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$203.56 MX$3,666.94	$61.73 LYD334.770	-69.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,559.78 MX$82,139.38	$864.19 LYD4,686.790	-81.0%
Average			-75.3%

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pay 56.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Tijuana	Benghazi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.71 MX$48.89	$0.56 LYD3.010	-79.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.26 MX$76.82	$0.67 LYD3.620	-84.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.23	$2.78 LYD15.060	-36.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.33 MX$744.56	$19.26 LYD104.450	-53.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.65 MX$119.79	$4.63 LYD25.110	-30.4%
Average			-56.7%

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pay 35.2% less for clothing

	Tijuana	Benghazi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.22 MX$886.58	$27.73 LYD150.400	-43.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.46 MX$818.95	$29.40 LYD159.430	-35.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.61 MX$1,776.43	$49.35 LYD267.650	-50.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.02 MX$1,279.35	$62.68 LYD339.960	-11.7%
Average			-35.2%

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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: December 2025

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