Saitama vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$2855
🏠 One person rent
$364
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$607
$1004
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$397
🚐 Transport expenses
$203
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1593
$988
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
99
22
😀 Quality of life
80
63
🏙️ Population
1.33M
1.96M

The cost of living in Saitama is 14% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 5298th and 4681st ($1037 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 260th and 9th in Japan and Mexico, respectively. Check Japan vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Saitama compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Saitama ranked 31st best city to live in Japan vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 750th and 5591st among best cities to live in the world.

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Saitama Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.57
$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$369
$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$393
$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.4
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.88%
12.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5146
$3040
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2855
$2330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.6
$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.6
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$8.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.62
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$4.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.86
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.6
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$44.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.1
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.4
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$268
$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17943
$4593

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$945
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$961
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$972
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1020
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$975
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1035
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1033
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$997
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$961
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1078
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1004
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$994
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1047
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$990
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1049
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1038
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$952
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1028
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1110
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$976
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$998
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1002
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1007
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1007
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$981
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1066
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1125
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1066
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1017
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1055

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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