New Taipei vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New Taipei	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1123	$1276
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2973	$3034
🏠 One person rent	$482	$593
🏘️ Family rent	$836	$1048
🍽️ Food expenses	$403	$413
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1386	$933
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	94	22
😀 Quality of life	90	62
🏙️ Population	4.04M	1.96M

The cost of living in New Taipei is 12% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 4931st and 4582nd ($1123 vs $1276) 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 1.2 months in New Taipei compared to 0.7 months in Tijuana. New Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Tijuana ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 183rd and 5555th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Taipei vs Tijuana

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	New Taipei	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.72	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.8	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.65	$3.35
☕ Cappuccino	$2.31	$4.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$577	$814
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1046	$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$621	$837
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.1	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.82%	12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12629	$3301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7371	$2878
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.1	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.4	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.16	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.87	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.26	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$9.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.1	$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.32	$4.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.6	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.73	$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.6	$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.4	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$650	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21429	$4868

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Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1248
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$989
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$979
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$792
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$889
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$921
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$687
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$942
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$874
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$868
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$884
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$904
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$679
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$673
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$844
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$938
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$672
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1039
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$648
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$643
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$971
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$717
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$892
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$774
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$729
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$689
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$687
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1042
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$640
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$686
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$677
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$705
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$617
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$611
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$696
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$628
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$474
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$684
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$612

Cities near Tijuana

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