Seongnam vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Seongnam	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1455	$1276
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3144	$3034
🏠 One person rent	$793	$593
🏘️ Family rent	$1091	$1048
🍽️ Food expenses	$424	$413
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.4	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1812	$933
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	98	22
😀 Quality of life	73	62
🏙️ Population	919K	1.96M

The cost of living in Seongnam is 14% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 4141st and 4582nd ($1455 vs $1276) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in South Korea and Mexico, respectively. Check South Korea vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Seongnam compared to 0.7 months in Tijuana. Seongnam ranked 19th best city to live in South Korea vs Tijuana ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 2195th and 5555th 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	$5.21	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.8	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.27	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$3.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$4.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1001	$814
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$605	$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1278	$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$837
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.4	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.1	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.05%	12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13631	$3301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5921	$2878
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.3	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.4	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.73	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$9.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.71	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.7	$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.96	$4.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.06	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.44	$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.3	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.05	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.82	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14346	$4868

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Cities near Seongnam

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Siheung	$1313
11 km or 7 mi	Gwangju	$1179
13 km or 8.1 mi	Hanam	$1152
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gwacheon	$1031
17 km or 11 mi	Guri	$1089
18 km or 11 mi	Uiwang	$1022
19 km or 12 mi	Gunpo	$1053
19 km or 12 mi	Anyang	$943
20 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1296
20 km or 13 mi	Suwon	$985
23 km or 14 mi	Namyangju	$1094
23 km or 14 mi	Yongin	$1061
24 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1029
31 km or 19 mi	Ansan	$1001
32 km or 20 mi	Bucheon	$1090
32 km or 20 mi	Icheon	$1108
33 km or 21 mi	Osan	$1019
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$868
36 km or 22 mi	Goyang	$1052
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$894
42 km or 26 mi	Hwaseong	$1045
43 km or 26 mi	Gimpo	$1040
43 km or 27 mi	Incheon	$1032
47 km or 29 mi	Yeoju	$1033
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1016
50 km or 31 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1048
51 km or 32 mi	Pocheon	$982
52 km or 32 mi	Paju	$1010
53 km or 33 mi	Dongducheon	$977
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1062
70 km or 44 mi	Cheonan	$1128
71 km or 44 mi	Chuncheon	$819
75 km or 47 mi	Dangjin	$952
78 km or 49 mi	Kaesong	$1557
88 km or 54 mi	Chungju	$852
94 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$865
95 km or 59 mi	Seosan	$917
101 km or 63 mi	Jecheon	$993
107 km or 66 mi	Sejong	$971
109 km or 68 mi	Gongju	$1009

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