Seongnam vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Seongnam	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1435	$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3373	$2855
🏠 One person rent	$705	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$1173	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$468	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2635	$988
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	98	22
😀 Quality of life	77	63
🏙️ Population	919K	1.96M

The cost of living in Seongnam is 19% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 4157th and 4681st ($1435 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in South Korea and Mexico, respectively. Check South Korea vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Seongnam compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Seongnam ranked 10th best city to live in South Korea vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 1195th and 5591st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Seongnam vs Tijuana

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	Seongnam	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.74	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.1	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.63	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.99	$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$793	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$537	$467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1376	$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$907	$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.3	$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.8	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	12.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12308	$3040
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5998	$2330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.01	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.3	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.08	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.91	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.93	$8.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$32.5	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.1	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.21	$4.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.58	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.84	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.86	$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$44.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.53	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.2	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.3	$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$257	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11063	$4593

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Cities near Seongnam

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Siheung	$1307
11 km or 7 mi	Gwangju	$1196
13 km or 8.1 mi	Hanam	$1178
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gwacheon	$1078
17 km or 11 mi	Guri	$1134
18 km or 11 mi	Uiwang	$1080
19 km or 12 mi	Gunpo	$1112
19 km or 12 mi	Anyang	$1004
20 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1383
20 km or 13 mi	Suwon	$1066
23 km or 14 mi	Namyangju	$1138
23 km or 14 mi	Yongin	$1120
24 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1090
31 km or 19 mi	Ansan	$1049
32 km or 20 mi	Bucheon	$1175
32 km or 20 mi	Icheon	$1171
33 km or 21 mi	Osan	$1076
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$918
36 km or 22 mi	Goyang	$1097
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$948
42 km or 26 mi	Hwaseong	$1098
43 km or 26 mi	Gimpo	$1098
43 km or 27 mi	Incheon	$1088
47 km or 29 mi	Yeoju	$1079
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1078
50 km or 31 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1141
51 km or 32 mi	Pocheon	$1028
52 km or 32 mi	Paju	$1065
53 km or 33 mi	Dongducheon	$1023
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1110
70 km or 44 mi	Cheonan	$1153
71 km or 44 mi	Chuncheon	$874
75 km or 47 mi	Dangjin	$1059
78 km or 49 mi	Kaesong	$1568
88 km or 54 mi	Chungju	$920
94 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$924
95 km or 59 mi	Seosan	$1068
101 km or 63 mi	Jecheon	$1037
107 km or 66 mi	Sejong	$1020
109 km or 68 mi	Gongju	$1063

Cities near Tijuana

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