Shizuoka vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Shizuoka	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$932	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2392	$2573
🏠 One person rent	$368	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$715	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2528	$822
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	52	22
😀 Quality of life	87	58
🏙️ Population	686K	1.96M

The cost of living in Shizuoka is 11% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 5882nd and 5176th ($932 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 732nd and 12th in Japan and Mexico, respectively. Check Japan vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.7 months in Shizuoka compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Shizuoka ranked 10th best city to live in Japan vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 271st and 5576th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shizuoka vs Tijuana

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	Shizuoka	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.72	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.3	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.3	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.52	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.08	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$330	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$1158
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$548	$737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.5	$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.3	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4676	$3302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3205	$2141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.95	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.33	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.76	$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.47	$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.67	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$92.2	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.7	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.1	$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$236	$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8368	$2569

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Cities near Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$931
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$940
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$961
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$966
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$969
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1041
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1019
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$975
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$976
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$983
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1042
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$971
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1028
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1032
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1027
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1034
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1035
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1034
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1029
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$981
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1032
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1041
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1042
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1041
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$1045
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1049
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1039
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1049
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1081
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1080
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1095
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1034
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1045
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1100
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1065
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1138
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1016
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1055
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$929
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1083

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$912
18 km or 11 mi	National	$2962
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3065
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3428
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2916
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$3043
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2898
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2964
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2930
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3124
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3279
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2917
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2834
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3199
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$880
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2637
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2945
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3109
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2732
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2763
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2936
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2578
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2764
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2698
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2677