Taichung vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$942
$1276
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2514
$3034
🏠 One person rent
$352
$593
🏘️ Family rent
$608
$1048
🍽️ Food expenses
$371
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1422
$933
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
85
22
😀 Quality of life
87
62
🏙️ Population
2.87M
1.96M

The cost of living in Taichung is 26% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 5994th and 4582nd ($942 vs $1276) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 0.7 months in Tijuana. Taichung ranked 7th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tijuana ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 351st and 5555th 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
$4.76
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$3.35
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$4.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$814
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$253
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$668
$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$837
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.5
$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.27%
12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7194
$3301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6745
$2878
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.94
$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.28
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.96
$9.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$4.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.85
$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.8
$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.8
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.8
$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.4
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.7
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$345
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17517
$4868

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$921
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$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684

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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