Tijuana vs Yongin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Tijuana	Yongin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1047	$1127
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2573	$2820
🏠 One person rent	$463	$497
🏘️ Family rent	$898	$789
🍽️ Food expenses	$355	$407
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$86.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$822	$2051
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	22	83
😀 Quality of life	58	70
🏙️ Population	1.96M	1.08M

The cost of living in Tijuana is 7% less expensive than in Yongin. Cities ranked 5176th and 4703rd ($1047 vs $1127) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 11th in Mexico and South Korea, respectively. Check Mexico vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Tijuana compared to 1.8 months in Yongin. Tijuana ranked 6th best city to live in Mexico vs Yongin ranked 28th in South Korea, while ranked 5576th and 2338th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tijuana vs Yongin

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	Tijuana	Yongin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.2	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.86	$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.87	$2.8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.13	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$564	$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$363	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1158	$777
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.8	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.4	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.78%	4.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3302	$9689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2141	$5254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$42.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$7.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.8	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.09	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.74	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.69	$5.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.67	$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$83.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.93	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41	$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$6.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.8	$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.5	$89.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$181	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2569	$20733

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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

Cities near Yongin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.6 mi	Osan	$1042
18 km or 11 mi	Suwon	$1022
20 km or 12 mi	Gwangju	$1165
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1283
22 km or 14 mi	Icheon	$1020
23 km or 14 mi	Seongnam	$1400
24 km or 15 mi	Uiwang	$1063
26 km or 16 mi	Anseong	$1026
27 km or 17 mi	Gunpo	$1098
28 km or 18 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
29 km or 18 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
30 km or 19 mi	Anyang	$1022
34 km or 21 mi	Hanam	$1161
35 km or 22 mi	Ansan	$1070
39 km or 24 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
39 km or 24 mi	Yeoju	$1026
40 km or 25 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
40 km or 25 mi	Guri	$1122
42 km or 26 mi	Seoul	$1334
45 km or 28 mi	Namyangju	$1129
47 km or 29 mi	Bucheon	$1163
48 km or 30 mi	Cheonan	$1151
55 km or 34 mi	Incheon	$1092
57 km or 35 mi	Goyang	$1171
59 km or 37 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
61 km or 38 mi	Gimpo	$1099
63 km or 39 mi	Yangju	$974
63 km or 39 mi	Dangjin	$1033
65 km or 40 mi	Wonju	$1074
71 km or 44 mi	Chungju	$900
71 km or 44 mi	Cheongju	$936
73 km or 45 mi	Pocheon	$1040
74 km or 46 mi	Paju	$1075
76 km or 47 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
84 km or 52 mi	Seosan	$1036
84 km or 52 mi	Sejong	$1019
85 km or 53 mi	Chuncheon	$865
87 km or 54 mi	Gongju	$1038
90 km or 56 mi	Jecheon	$1016
99 km or 62 mi	Kaesong	$1565