Sapporo vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sapporo	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1121	$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2679	$3053
🏠 One person rent	$482	$616
🏘️ Family rent	$785	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$393	$416
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1657	$1025
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	75	22
😀 Quality of life	75	62
🏙️ Population	1.96M	1.96M

The cost of living in Sapporo is 13% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 4988th and 4578th ($1121 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th 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 Sapporo compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Sapporo ranked 110th best city to live in Japan vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 1640th and 5712th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sapporo vs Tijuana

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	Sapporo	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.32	$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.22	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$397	$768
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$500
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$1368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$442	$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$248	$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.9	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.09%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2308	$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1648	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.65	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.6	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.8	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.33	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.03	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.34	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.39	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.3	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$42	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.7	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10501	$4857

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Cities near Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1004
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1005
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1005
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1005
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1005
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1005
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1001
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1004
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$1019
71 km or 44 mi	Takikawa	$1004
75 km or 47 mi	Noboribetsu	$982
77 km or 48 mi	Date	$978
89 km or 55 mi	Muroran	$957
89 km or 55 mi	Furano	$1002
93 km or 58 mi	Fukagawa	$1004
100 km or 62 mi	Rumoi	$1002
113 km or 70 mi	Asahikawa	$1040
115 km or 72 mi	Shinhidaka	$1001
141 km or 87 mi	Nanae	$933
149 km or 93 mi	Hokuto	$927
150 km or 93 mi	Otofuke	$998
151 km or 94 mi	Obihiro	$1006
152 km or 95 mi	Hakodate	$936
164 km or 102 mi	Makubetsu	$996
169 km or 105 mi	Nayoro	$990
197 km or 123 mi	Mutsu	$969
216 km or 134 mi	Monbetsu	$986
220 km or 137 mi	Kushiro	$986
221 km or 137 mi	Kitami	$982
254 km or 158 mi	Aomori	$1067
258 km or 160 mi	Abashiri	$982
261 km or 162 mi	Wakkanai	$986
262 km or 163 mi	Goshogawara	$1029
263 km or 164 mi	Tsugaru	$1029
265 km or 164 mi	Misawa	$1009
273 km or 169 mi	Towada	$1016
274 km or 170 mi	Oirase	$1007
276 km or 172 mi	Kuroishi	$1054
283 km or 176 mi	Hirakawa	$1057
283 km or 176 mi	Hirosaki	$1070

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2933
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2995
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1141
18 km or 11 mi	National	$3053
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1138
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3220
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2995
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3507
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2963
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$3040
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2948
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$3033
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2995
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3243
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3261
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2995
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3245
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2976
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3251
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$968
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2927
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2676
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2963
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3070
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2758
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2815
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$3030
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3085
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3513
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2621
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$3122
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2669
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3544
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2980
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3027
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2767
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3449
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2554
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2752
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2667