Kaohsiung vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$2567
🏠 One person rent
$342
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$856
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
81
22
😀 Quality of life
83
58
🏙️ Population
2.73M
1.96M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 11% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 6046th and 5280th ($932 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 11th 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 5th in Mexico, while ranked 389th and 5480th 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
$3.76
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$8.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$3.06
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$1127
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$741
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$56.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$2860
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$1715
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$2656

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi Imperial Beach
$2786
11 km or 6.9 mi Chula Vista
$2893
15 km or 9.5 mi Las Delicias
$922
18 km or 11 mi National
$2877
21 km or 13 mi Rosarito Beach
$922
22 km or 14 mi Coronado
$2973
23 km or 15 mi Lemon Grove
$2783
24 km or 15 mi San Diego
$3346
27 km or 17 mi La Mesa
$2775
30 km or 19 mi El Cajon
$2936
38 km or 24 mi Santee
$2799
42 km or 26 mi La Jolla
$2821
48 km or 30 mi Poway
$2765
62 km or 38 mi Encinitas
$2853
66 km or 41 mi Escondido
$2795
69 km or 43 mi San Marcos
$2718
76 km or 47 mi Carlsbad
$2997
77 km or 48 mi Vista
$2783
81 km or 50 mi Oceanside
$2926
84 km or 52 mi Ensenada
$912
96 km or 59 mi Fallbrook
$2767
109 km or 67 mi Temecula
$2579
115 km or 72 mi San Clemente
$2886
117 km or 73 mi Murrieta
$3006
119 km or 74 mi French Valley
$2650
121 km or 75 mi Wildomar
$2717
122 km or 76 mi Dana Point
$2828
123 km or 77 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2842
128 km or 80 mi Laguna Niguel
$3001
128 km or 80 mi Menifee
$2587
131 km or 82 mi Laguna Beach
$2928
131 km or 82 mi Lake Elsinore
$2654
134 km or 83 mi Mission Viejo
$3444
135 km or 84 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2950
135 km or 84 mi Laguna Hills
$3035
135 km or 84 mi Hemet
$2789
138 km or 86 mi Aliso Viejo
$3330
138 km or 86 mi Lake Forest
$3047
139 km or 87 mi El Centro
$2653
140 km or 87 mi San Jacinto
$2644