Taichung vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$995
$1184
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2895
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$366
$508
🏘️ Family rent
$939
$929
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$409
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1361
$944
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
84
22
😀 Quality of life
83
57
🏙️ Population
3.03M
1.96M

The cost of living in Taichung is 16% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 5356th and 4480th ($995 vs $1184) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 12th 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 Taichung compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Taichung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tijuana ranked 8th in Mexico, while ranked 343rd and 5782nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Taichung vs Tijuana

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Taichung Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.8
$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$9.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$3.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$286
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1000
$1219
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$814
$729
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44
$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.4
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
11.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5254
$3013
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4416
$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$40.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.46
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.58
$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$7.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$7.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.86
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.5
$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.4
$49.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$96
$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.5
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$316
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13893
$4103

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$890
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$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
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$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi Imperial Beach
$2851
11 km or 6.9 mi Chula Vista
$2969
15 km or 9.5 mi Las Delicias
$1032
18 km or 11 mi National
$2907
21 km or 13 mi Rosarito Beach
$1029
22 km or 14 mi Coronado
$3051
23 km or 15 mi Lemon Grove
$2844
24 km or 15 mi San Diego
$3427
27 km or 17 mi La Mesa
$2868
30 km or 19 mi El Cajon
$2910
38 km or 24 mi Santee
$2788
42 km or 26 mi La Jolla
$2867
48 km or 30 mi Poway
$2784
62 km or 38 mi Encinitas
$2879
66 km or 41 mi Escondido
$2884
69 km or 43 mi San Marcos
$2722
76 km or 47 mi Carlsbad
$3046
77 km or 48 mi Vista
$2732
81 km or 50 mi Oceanside
$3094
84 km or 52 mi Ensenada
$1027
96 km or 59 mi Fallbrook
$2709
109 km or 67 mi Temecula
$2597
115 km or 72 mi San Clemente
$3070
117 km or 73 mi Murrieta
$3155
119 km or 74 mi French Valley
$2684
121 km or 75 mi Wildomar
$2803
122 km or 76 mi Dana Point
$2751
123 km or 77 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2681
128 km or 80 mi Laguna Niguel
$2461
128 km or 80 mi Menifee
$2637
131 km or 82 mi Laguna Beach
$2755
131 km or 82 mi Lake Elsinore
$2730
134 km or 83 mi Mission Viejo
$3513
135 km or 84 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2960
135 km or 84 mi Laguna Hills
$2957
135 km or 84 mi Hemet
$2879
138 km or 86 mi Aliso Viejo
$3180
138 km or 86 mi Lake Forest
$2944
139 km or 87 mi El Centro
$2687
140 km or 87 mi San Jacinto
$2684