Taipei vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taipei Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$1184
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$537
$508
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$929
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$409
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1657
$944
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
95
22
😀 Quality of life
87
57
🏙️ Population
2.6M
1.96M

The cost of living in Taipei is 1% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 4516th and 4480th ($1169 vs $1184) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 Taipei compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Tijuana ranked 8th in Mexico, while ranked 209th and 5782nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Taipei Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.62
$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.9
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$9.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$3.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.53
$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$565
$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$1219
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1046
$729
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.7
$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.87%
11.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13301
$3013
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6421
$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$40.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.01
$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.03
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.92
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.31
$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$7.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$7.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.99
$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.02
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.57
$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$49.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.5
$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.6
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$736
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19102
$4103

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Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589

Cities near Tijuana

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