Busan vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Busan	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1060	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2838	$2573
🏠 One person rent	$390	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$797	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$436	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2181	$822
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	72	22
😀 Quality of life	89	58
🏙️ Population	3.45M	1.96M

The cost of living in Busan is 1% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 5092nd and 5176th ($1060 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 12th in South Korea and Mexico, respectively. Check South Korea vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Busan compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 201st and 5576th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Tijuana

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	Busan	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.69	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.51	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.28	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$392	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$1158
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$584	$737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.3	$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.26%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7716	$3302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7051	$2141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.2	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.1	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.4	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.4	$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.79	$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.64	$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.84	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.9	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.7	$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$470	$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13395	$2569

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Cities near Busan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Gimhae	$959
27 km or 16 mi	Yangsan	$1027
40 km or 25 mi	Changwon	$1075
46 km or 28 mi	Masan	$998
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$887
51 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$1030
56 km or 35 mi	Ulsan	$1059
63 km or 39 mi	Tongyeong	$924
64 km or 40 mi	Sacheon	$983
81 km or 50 mi	Tsushima Island	$901
84 km or 52 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
85 km or 53 mi	Gyeongju	$1388
87 km or 54 mi	Jinju	$1054
94 km or 58 mi	Daegu	$995
98 km or 61 mi	Yeongcheon	$1115
102 km or 64 mi	Tsushima	$903
108 km or 67 mi	Pohang	$988
123 km or 77 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
131 km or 82 mi	Yeosu	$989
138 km or 86 mi	Gumi	$992
141 km or 88 mi	Gimcheon	$977
142 km or 88 mi	Suncheon	$1059
154 km or 96 mi	Namwon	$987
162 km or 101 mi	Iki	$902
165 km or 103 mi	Andong	$880
166 km or 103 mi	Sangju	$1000
183 km or 113 mi	Mungyeong	$979
189 km or 118 mi	Jeonju	$854
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangju	$1101
195 km or 121 mi	Yeongju	$964
198 km or 123 mi	Hirado	$891
199 km or 124 mi	Munakata	$916
199 km or 124 mi	Fukutsu	$916
200 km or 124 mi	Okagaki	$913
201 km or 125 mi	Koga	$921
201 km or 125 mi	Shingu	$919
202 km or 125 mi	Itoshima	$910
202 km or 126 mi	Karatsu	$895
204 km or 127 mi	Daejeon	$992
205 km or 127 mi	Jeongeup	$970

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$912
18 km or 11 mi	National	$2962
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3065
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3428
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2916
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$3043
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2898
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2964
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2930
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3124
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3279
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2917
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2834
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3199
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$880
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2637
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2945
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3109
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2732
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2763
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2936
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2578
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2764
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2698
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2677