Saitama vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1055
$1276
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2709
$3034
🏠 One person rent
$378
$593
🏘️ Family rent
$631
$1048
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1511
$933
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
99
22
😀 Quality of life
77
62
🏙️ Population
1.33M
1.96M

The cost of living in Saitama is 17% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 5168th and 4582nd ($1055 vs $1276) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 148th and 11th in Japan and Mexico, respectively. Check Japan vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Saitama compared to 0.7 months in Tijuana. Saitama ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs Tijuana ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 1050th and 5555th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saitama vs Tijuana

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Saitama Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.57
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$3.35
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$4.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$814
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$377
$837
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.07%
12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5095
$3301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2901
$2878
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.1
$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.55
$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.43
$9.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$4.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.38
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.3
$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.2
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.2
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$355
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14598
$4868

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$985
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1004
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1051
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1009
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1073
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1068
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1033
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1006
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1107
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1064
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1040
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1029
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1075
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1028
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1086
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1065
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$998
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1051
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1131
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1020
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1036
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1037
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1035
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1027
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1101
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1144
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1087
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1039
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1055
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1096

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi Imperial Beach
$2984
11 km or 6.9 mi Chula Vista
$3033
15 km or 9.5 mi Las Delicias
$1126
18 km or 11 mi National
$3094
21 km or 13 mi Rosarito Beach
$1108
22 km or 14 mi Coronado
$3269
23 km or 15 mi Lemon Grove
$3023
24 km or 15 mi San Diego
$3486
27 km or 17 mi La Mesa
$2997
30 km or 19 mi El Cajon
$3077
38 km or 24 mi Santee
$2956
42 km or 26 mi La Jolla
$3065
48 km or 30 mi Poway
$3012
62 km or 38 mi Encinitas
$3265
66 km or 41 mi Escondido
$3274
69 km or 43 mi San Marcos
$3008
76 km or 47 mi Carlsbad
$3269
77 km or 48 mi Vista
$3011
81 km or 50 mi Oceanside
$3221
84 km or 52 mi Ensenada
$967
96 km or 59 mi Fallbrook
$2984
109 km or 67 mi Temecula
$2690
115 km or 72 mi San Clemente
$2994
117 km or 73 mi Murrieta
$3137
119 km or 74 mi French Valley
$2799
121 km or 75 mi Wildomar
$2850
122 km or 76 mi Dana Point
$3051
123 km or 77 mi San Juan Capistrano
$3075
128 km or 80 mi Laguna Niguel
$3492
128 km or 80 mi Menifee
$2646
131 km or 82 mi Laguna Beach
$3129
131 km or 82 mi Lake Elsinore
$2663
134 km or 83 mi Mission Viejo
$3520
135 km or 84 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2984
135 km or 84 mi Laguna Hills
$3064
135 km or 84 mi Hemet
$2768
138 km or 86 mi Aliso Viejo
$3503
138 km or 86 mi Lake Forest
$2598
139 km or 87 mi El Centro
$2801
140 km or 87 mi San Jacinto
$2677