New Taipei vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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New Taipei Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1060
$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2992
$2567
🏠 One person rent
$464
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$1087
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1661
$856
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
95
22
😀 Quality of life
87
58
🏙️ Population
4.04M
1.96M

The cost of living in New Taipei is 0.9% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 5212th and 5280th ($1060 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th in Taiwan and Mexico, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in New Taipei compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. New Taipei ranked 1st best city to live in Taiwan vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 279th and 5480th among best cities to live in the world.

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New Taipei Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.67
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.2
$8.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$3.06
 Cappuccino
$2.85
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$483
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1333
$1127
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$890
$741
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.3
$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.7
$56.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.97%
11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9578
$2860
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4941
$1715
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.92
$18.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.93
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$6.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.01
$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.8
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.54
$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.87
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.9
$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.5
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$504
$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13786
$2656

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Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1158
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$868
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1028
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$745
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$828
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$864
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$698
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$931
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$841
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$818
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$761
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$707
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$706
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$661
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$801
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$841
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$683
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1229
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$666
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$654
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$719
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$821
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$776
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$807
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$673
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$712
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$731
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1231
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$642
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$719
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$702
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$643
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$731
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$708
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$633
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$592
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$716
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$605

Cities near Tijuana

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