Kaohsiung vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$3053
🏠 One person rent
$382
$616
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$1076
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$1025
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
80
22
😀 Quality of life
87
62
🏙️ Population
2.72M
1.96M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 23% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 5666th and 4578th ($999 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 9th in Taiwan and Mexico, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 364th and 5712th 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
$3.78
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$768
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$500
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$1368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$4857

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$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi Imperial Beach
$2933
11 km or 6.9 mi Chula Vista
$2995
15 km or 9.5 mi Las Delicias
$1141
18 km or 11 mi National
$3053
21 km or 13 mi Rosarito Beach
$1138
22 km or 14 mi Coronado
$3220
23 km or 15 mi Lemon Grove
$2995
24 km or 15 mi San Diego
$3507
27 km or 17 mi La Mesa
$2963
30 km or 19 mi El Cajon
$3040
38 km or 24 mi Santee
$2948
42 km or 26 mi La Jolla
$3033
48 km or 30 mi Poway
$2995
62 km or 38 mi Encinitas
$3243
66 km or 41 mi Escondido
$3261
69 km or 43 mi San Marcos
$2995
76 km or 47 mi Carlsbad
$3245
77 km or 48 mi Vista
$2976
81 km or 50 mi Oceanside
$3251
84 km or 52 mi Ensenada
$968
96 km or 59 mi Fallbrook
$2927
109 km or 67 mi Temecula
$2676
115 km or 72 mi San Clemente
$2963
117 km or 73 mi Murrieta
$3070
119 km or 74 mi French Valley
$2758
121 km or 75 mi Wildomar
$2815
122 km or 76 mi Dana Point
$3030
123 km or 77 mi San Juan Capistrano
$3085
128 km or 80 mi Laguna Niguel
$3513
128 km or 80 mi Menifee
$2621
131 km or 82 mi Laguna Beach
$3122
131 km or 82 mi Lake Elsinore
$2669
134 km or 83 mi Mission Viejo
$3544
135 km or 84 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2980
135 km or 84 mi Laguna Hills
$3027
135 km or 84 mi Hemet
$2767
138 km or 86 mi Aliso Viejo
$3449
138 km or 86 mi Lake Forest
$2554
139 km or 87 mi El Centro
$2752
140 km or 87 mi San Jacinto
$2667