Taoyuan vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taoyuan Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$861
$1184
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2376
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$308
$508
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$929
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$409
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1180
$944
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
93
22
😀 Quality of life
86
57
🏙️ Population
2.29M
1.96M

The cost of living in Taoyuan is 27% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 6163rd and 4480th ($861 vs $1184) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th 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 Taoyuan compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Taoyuan ranked 3rd best city to live in Taiwan vs Tijuana ranked 8th in Mexico, while ranked 264th and 5782nd 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
$3.82
$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.72
$9.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$3.96
 Cappuccino
$2.92
$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$758
$1219
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$491
$729
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.2
$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.4
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
11.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7365
$3013
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4810
$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39
$40.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$21.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.01
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.3
$7.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$7.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.67
$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.69
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.65
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.91
$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$49.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.2
$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.3
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13937
$4103

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$917
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$860
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$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716

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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