Taoyuan vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taoyuan Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$868
$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2477
$2567
🏠 One person rent
$324
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$703
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1084
$856
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
93
22
😀 Quality of life
83
58
🏙️ Population
2.33M
1.96M

The cost of living in Taoyuan is 17% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 6227th and 5280th ($868 vs $1050) 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Taoyuan ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 388th and 5480th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Taoyuan vs Tijuana

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Taoyuan Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.69
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$8.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$3.06
☕ Cappuccino
$2.83
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.12
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$244
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$831
$1127
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$563
$741
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45
$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.8
$56.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.5
$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.98%
11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7902
$2860
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4753
$1715
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.9
$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.87
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.05
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$6.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.8
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.66
$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.64
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.64
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.67
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.3
$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.44
$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.5
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78
$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$531
$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13630
$2656

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$828
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$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691

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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