Osaka vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Osaka	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1242	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3092	$2573
🏠 One person rent	$552	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$1076	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$224	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2086	$822
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	96	22
😀 Quality of life	95	58
🏙️ Population	2.75M	1.96M

The cost of living in Osaka is 19% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 4366th and 5176th ($1242 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 12th in Japan and Mexico, respectively. Check Japan vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Osaka compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 18th and 5576th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Osaka vs Tijuana

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	Osaka	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.74	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.3	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.37	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.04	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$628	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1311	$1158
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$832	$737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.5	$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.1	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.86%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3491	$3302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2753	$2141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.7	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.1	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.71	$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.48	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.5	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.7	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.7	$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$66.5	$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8318	$2569

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Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1302
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1101
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1142
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1065
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1146
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1059
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1047
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1072
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1040
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1009
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1049
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1091
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1039
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1051
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1087
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1019
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1047
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1019
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$998
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1042
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1018
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1026
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1045
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$1008

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