Kaohsiung vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$1276
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$3034
🏠 One person rent
$353
$593
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$1048
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$933
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
80
22
😀 Quality of life
88
62
🏙️ Population
2.71M
1.96M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 24% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 5770th and 4582nd ($971 vs $1276) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 11th in Taiwan and Mexico, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.7 months in Tijuana. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tijuana ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 281st and 5555th 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
$4.32
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$3.35
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$4.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$814
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$837
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$3301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$2878
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$9.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$4.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$4868

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi Imperial Beach
$2984
11 km or 6.9 mi Chula Vista
$3033
15 km or 9.5 mi Las Delicias
$1126
18 km or 11 mi National
$3094
21 km or 13 mi Rosarito Beach
$1108
22 km or 14 mi Coronado
$3269
23 km or 15 mi Lemon Grove
$3023
24 km or 15 mi San Diego
$3486
27 km or 17 mi La Mesa
$2997
30 km or 19 mi El Cajon
$3077
38 km or 24 mi Santee
$2956
42 km or 26 mi La Jolla
$3065
48 km or 30 mi Poway
$3012
62 km or 38 mi Encinitas
$3265
66 km or 41 mi Escondido
$3274
69 km or 43 mi San Marcos
$3008
76 km or 47 mi Carlsbad
$3269
77 km or 48 mi Vista
$3011
81 km or 50 mi Oceanside
$3221
84 km or 52 mi Ensenada
$967
96 km or 59 mi Fallbrook
$2984
109 km or 67 mi Temecula
$2690
115 km or 72 mi San Clemente
$2994
117 km or 73 mi Murrieta
$3137
119 km or 74 mi French Valley
$2799
121 km or 75 mi Wildomar
$2850
122 km or 76 mi Dana Point
$3051
123 km or 77 mi San Juan Capistrano
$3075
128 km or 80 mi Laguna Niguel
$3492
128 km or 80 mi Menifee
$2646
131 km or 82 mi Laguna Beach
$3129
131 km or 82 mi Lake Elsinore
$2663
134 km or 83 mi Mission Viejo
$3520
135 km or 84 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2984
135 km or 84 mi Laguna Hills
$3064
135 km or 84 mi Hemet
$2768
138 km or 86 mi Aliso Viejo
$3503
138 km or 86 mi Lake Forest
$2598
139 km or 87 mi El Centro
$2801
140 km or 87 mi San Jacinto
$2677