Taipei vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taipei Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1248
$1276
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3144
$3034
🏠 One person rent
$586
$593
🏘️ Family rent
$1014
$1048
🍽️ Food expenses
$454
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1768
$933
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
94
22
😀 Quality of life
90
62
🏙️ Population
2.43M
1.96M

The cost of living in Taipei is 2% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 4646th and 4582nd ($1248 vs $1276) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Taiwan and Mexico, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Taipei compared to 0.7 months in Tijuana. Taipei ranked 1st best city to live in Taiwan vs Tijuana ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 178th and 5555th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Taipei vs Tijuana

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Taipei Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.53
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.4
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$3.35
☕ Cappuccino
$3.55
$4.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$684
$814
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1254
$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$837
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.8
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.6
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.34%
12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13487
$3301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8490
$2878
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.95
$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.1
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.51
$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.42
$9.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$4.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.95
$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.76
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.48
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.8
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$642
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16947
$4868

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Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 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