Sapporo vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Sapporo	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1137	$1276
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2691	$3034
🏠 One person rent	$510	$593
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$1048
🍽️ Food expenses	$385	$413
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1763	$933
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	75	22
😀 Quality of life	90	62
🏙️ Population	1.96M	1.96M

The cost of living in Sapporo is 11% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 4901st and 4582nd ($1137 vs $1276) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 11th in Japan and Mexico, respectively. Check Japan vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Sapporo compared to 0.7 months in Tijuana. Sapporo ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Tijuana ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 196th and 5555th 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	$5.74	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.77	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.74	$3.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$4.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$404	$814
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$443	$837
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.7	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.23%	12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2166	$3301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1568	$2878
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.6	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.1	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.4	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$9.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.37	$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.81	$4.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.33	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.8	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.5	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$248	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9894	$4868

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Cities near Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1015
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1020
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1022
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1022
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1017
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1016
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1017
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1016
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$1020
71 km or 44 mi	Takikawa	$1014
75 km or 47 mi	Noboribetsu	$988
77 km or 48 mi	Date	$983
89 km or 55 mi	Muroran	$954
89 km or 55 mi	Furano	$1008
93 km or 58 mi	Fukagawa	$1010
100 km or 62 mi	Rumoi	$1009
113 km or 70 mi	Asahikawa	$1040
115 km or 72 mi	Shinhidaka	$988
141 km or 87 mi	Nanae	$914
149 km or 93 mi	Hokuto	$909
150 km or 93 mi	Otofuke	$992
151 km or 94 mi	Obihiro	$1001
152 km or 95 mi	Hakodate	$914
164 km or 102 mi	Makubetsu	$993
169 km or 105 mi	Nayoro	$1000
197 km or 123 mi	Mutsu	$964
216 km or 134 mi	Monbetsu	$990
220 km or 137 mi	Kushiro	$972
221 km or 137 mi	Kitami	$984
254 km or 158 mi	Aomori	$1055
258 km or 160 mi	Abashiri	$979
261 km or 162 mi	Wakkanai	$986
262 km or 163 mi	Goshogawara	$1017
263 km or 164 mi	Tsugaru	$1017
265 km or 164 mi	Misawa	$991
273 km or 169 mi	Towada	$1000
274 km or 170 mi	Oirase	$995
276 km or 172 mi	Kuroishi	$1051
283 km or 176 mi	Hirakawa	$1051
283 km or 176 mi	Hirosaki	$1061

Cities near Tijuana

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