Taipei vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taipei Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1158
$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3291
$2567
🏠 One person rent
$535
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$1250
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1789
$856
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
95
22
😀 Quality of life
86
58
🏙️ Population
2.6M
1.96M

The cost of living in Taipei is 10% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 4715th and 5280th ($1158 vs $1050) 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 1.5 months in Taipei compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 311th and 5480th among best cities to live in the world.

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Taipei Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.98
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.5
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$8.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$3.06
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$573
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1581
$1127
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1031
$741
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84
$56.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.93%
11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12472
$2860
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6228
$1715
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.6
$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.86
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.91
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$6.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.9
$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$627
$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18424
$2656

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Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605

Cities near Tijuana

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi Imperial Beach
$2786
11 km or 6.9 mi Chula Vista
$2893
15 km or 9.5 mi Las Delicias
$922
18 km or 11 mi National
$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
115 km or 72 mi San Clemente
$2886
117 km or 73 mi Murrieta
$3006
119 km or 74 mi French Valley
$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
128 km or 80 mi Laguna Niguel
$3001
128 km or 80 mi Menifee
$2587
131 km or 82 mi Laguna Beach
$2928
131 km or 82 mi Lake Elsinore
$2654
134 km or 83 mi Mission Viejo
$3444
135 km or 84 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2950
135 km or 84 mi Laguna Hills
$3035
135 km or 84 mi Hemet
$2789
138 km or 86 mi Aliso Viejo
$3330
138 km or 86 mi Lake Forest
$3047
139 km or 87 mi El Centro
$2653
140 km or 87 mi San Jacinto
$2644