Kaohsiung vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$1184
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2619
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$339
$508
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$929
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$409
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1088
$944
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
81
22
😀 Quality of life
84
57
🏙️ Population
2.73M
1.96M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 21% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 5786th and 4480th ($932 vs $1184) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 12th in Taiwan and Mexico, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tijuana ranked 8th in Mexico, while ranked 320th and 5782nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Tijuana

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Kaohsiung Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.13
$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$9.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$3.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$1219
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$729
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
11.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$3013
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2490
$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$40.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$7.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$49.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12618
$4103

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi Imperial Beach
$2851
11 km or 6.9 mi Chula Vista
$2969
15 km or 9.5 mi Las Delicias
$1032
18 km or 11 mi National
$2907
21 km or 13 mi Rosarito Beach
$1029
22 km or 14 mi Coronado
$3051
23 km or 15 mi Lemon Grove
$2844
24 km or 15 mi San Diego
$3427
27 km or 17 mi La Mesa
$2868
30 km or 19 mi El Cajon
$2910
38 km or 24 mi Santee
$2788
42 km or 26 mi La Jolla
$2867
48 km or 30 mi Poway
$2784
62 km or 38 mi Encinitas
$2879
66 km or 41 mi Escondido
$2884
69 km or 43 mi San Marcos
$2722
76 km or 47 mi Carlsbad
$3046
77 km or 48 mi Vista
$2732
81 km or 50 mi Oceanside
$3094
84 km or 52 mi Ensenada
$1027
96 km or 59 mi Fallbrook
$2709
109 km or 67 mi Temecula
$2597
115 km or 72 mi San Clemente
$3070
117 km or 73 mi Murrieta
$3155
119 km or 74 mi French Valley
$2684
121 km or 75 mi Wildomar
$2803
122 km or 76 mi Dana Point
$2751
123 km or 77 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2681
128 km or 80 mi Laguna Niguel
$2461
128 km or 80 mi Menifee
$2637
131 km or 82 mi Laguna Beach
$2755
131 km or 82 mi Lake Elsinore
$2730
134 km or 83 mi Mission Viejo
$3513
135 km or 84 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2960
135 km or 84 mi Laguna Hills
$2957
135 km or 84 mi Hemet
$2879
138 km or 86 mi Aliso Viejo
$3180
138 km or 86 mi Lake Forest
$2944
139 km or 87 mi El Centro
$2687
140 km or 87 mi San Jacinto
$2684