Taichung vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$931
$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2751
$2567
🏠 One person rent
$346
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$902
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.9
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1368
$856
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
84
22
😀 Quality of life
80
58
🏙️ Population
3.03M
1.96M

The cost of living in Taichung is 11% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 6052nd and 5280th ($931 vs $1050) 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 Taichung compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Taichung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 496th and 5480th 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
$3.77
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.5
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$8.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$3.06
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$346
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$1127
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$770
$741
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.6
$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.2
$56.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.97%
11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6258
$2860
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4300
$1715
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.2
$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.9
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.82
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$6.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.85
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.1
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.8
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.6
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.1
$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13638
$2656

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$868
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$1060
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$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
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$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
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$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
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$702
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$716

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$2786
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$2893
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$922
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$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
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$2886
117 km or 73 mi Murrieta
$3006
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$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
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$3001
128 km or 80 mi Menifee
$2587
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$2928
131 km or 82 mi Lake Elsinore
$2654
134 km or 83 mi Mission Viejo
$3444
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$2950
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$3035
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$2789
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$3330
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$3047
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$2653
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$2644