Chiba vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chiba	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1161	$1184
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3095	$2873
🏠 One person rent	$488	$508
🏘️ Family rent	$962	$929
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$202	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1880	$944
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	91	22
😀 Quality of life	79	57
🏙️ Population	975K	1.96M

The cost of living in Chiba is 2% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 4542nd and 4480th ($1161 vs $1184) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 12th in Japan and Mexico, respectively. Check Japan vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chiba compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Chiba ranked 43rd best city to live in Japan vs Tijuana ranked 8th in Mexico, while ranked 520th and 5782nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiba vs Tijuana

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	Chiba	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.38	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42	$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$9.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.82	$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$477	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$803	$1219
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$813	$729
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.9	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.1	$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.68%	11.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4774	$3013
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2698	$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.67	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$92.3	$40.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$7.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$7.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.42	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.31	$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.3	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.02	$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.66	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$49.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.8	$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.9	$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$509	$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15187	$4103

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Cities near Chiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Yotsukaido	$1041
11 km or 6.9 mi	Narashino	$1098
11 km or 7.1 mi	Ichihara	$1072
14 km or 8.5 mi	Yachiyo	$1065
15 km or 9.3 mi	Funabashi	$1224
18 km or 11 mi	Sakura	$1028
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1062
20 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$985
21 km or 13 mi	Shisui	$1005
21 km or 13 mi	Yachimata	$1022
22 km or 13 mi	Kamagaya	$1042
22 km or 13 mi	Shiroi	$1043
22 km or 14 mi	Oamishirasato	$1037
23 km or 14 mi	Sodegaura	$1054
24 km or 15 mi	Togane	$1033
26 km or 16 mi	Mobara	$1040
26 km or 16 mi	Tomisato	$998
26 km or 16 mi	Inzai	$1023
26 km or 16 mi	Hirai	$1051
27 km or 17 mi	Matsudo	$1143
28 km or 18 mi	Narita	$986
28 km or 18 mi	Sanmu	$1027
30 km or 18 mi	Sakae	$998
30 km or 19 mi	Kisarazu	$1064
30 km or 19 mi	Abiko	$1040
31 km or 19 mi	Kashiwa	$1136
33 km or 20 mi	Misato	$1049
34 km or 21 mi	Nagareyama	$1068
34 km or 21 mi	Yashio	$1045
35 km or 22 mi	Kimitsu	$1064
35 km or 22 mi	Toride	$1010
36 km or 22 mi	Ryugasaki	$990
37 km or 23 mi	Soka	$1071
37 km or 23 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1009
37 km or 23 mi	Yokoshibahikari	$1026
37 km or 23 mi	Kawasaki	$1101
38 km or 24 mi	Tokyo	$1556
40 km or 25 mi	Futtsu	$1069
40 km or 25 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
41 km or 25 mi	Moriya	$1002

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2851
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2969
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1032
18 km or 11 mi	National	$2907
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1029
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3051
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2844
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3427
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2868
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$2910
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2788
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2867
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2784
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$2879
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$2884
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2722
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3046
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2732
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3094
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$1027
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2709
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2597
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$3070
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3155
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2684
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2803
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2751
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2681
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$2461
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2637
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$2755
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2730
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3513
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2960
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$2957
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2879
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3180
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2944
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2687
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2684