Kyoto vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kyoto	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1107	$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2727	$2855
🏠 One person rent	$427	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$722	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$386	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1887	$988
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	22
😀 Quality of life	79	63
🏙️ Population	1.46M	1.96M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 9% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 4942nd and 4681st ($1107 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th and 9th in Japan and Mexico, respectively. Check Japan vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kyoto compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Kyoto ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 947th and 5591st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Tijuana

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	Kyoto	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.41	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.5	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.93	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.41	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$483	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$852	$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$524	$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66	$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.77%	12.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3787	$3040
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2415	$2330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.54	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.3	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.03	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.42	$8.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.96	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.63	$4.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.12	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.71	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.7	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$44.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.1	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.3	$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$462	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5215	$4593

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi	Otsu	$955
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Muko	$989
12 km or 7.2 mi	Nagaokakyo	$994
15 km or 9.1 mi	Uji	$1002
16 km or 10 mi	Yawata	$1005
17 km or 11 mi	Shimamoto	$1015
18 km or 11 mi	Joyo	$999
18 km or 11 mi	Kameoka	$1008
18 km or 11 mi	Kusatsu	$957
21 km or 13 mi	Ritto	$960
21 km or 13 mi	Moriyama	$964
22 km or 14 mi	Kyotanabe	$1001
23 km or 14 mi	Takatsuki	$1075
24 km or 15 mi	Hirakata	$1081
24 km or 15 mi	Yasu	$966
26 km or 16 mi	Katano	$1037
28 km or 17 mi	Seika	$988
28 km or 18 mi	Ibaraki	$1125
29 km or 18 mi	Konan	$974
29 km or 18 mi	Nantan	$1016
30 km or 19 mi	Neyagawa	$1088
31 km or 19 mi	Kizugawa	$981
32 km or 20 mi	Settsu	$1133
32 km or 20 mi	Shijonawate	$1057
33 km or 20 mi	Omihachiman	$974
34 km or 21 mi	Minoh	$1061
35 km or 22 mi	Kadoma	$1099
36 km or 22 mi	Suita	$1277
36 km or 22 mi	Daito	$1060
36 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1118
36 km or 22 mi	Ikoma	$1002
37 km or 23 mi	Nara	$997
37 km or 23 mi	Koka	$980
37 km or 23 mi	Toyonaka	$1068
37 km or 23 mi	Ikeda	$1046
38 km or 24 mi	Kawanishi	$1050
38 km or 24 mi	Inagawa	$1043
40 km or 25 mi	Higashiosaka	$1100
40 km or 25 mi	Yamatokoriyama	$968
41 km or 26 mi	Itami	$1055

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
18 km or 11 mi	National	$3013
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3195
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3469
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2943
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$2988
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2887
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2996
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2922
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3066
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3215
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2931
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2930
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3274
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$903
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2681
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2967
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3049
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2715
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2776
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2994
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2626
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2742
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2751
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2642