Kaohsiung vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2619
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$339
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1088
$819
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
81
90
😀 Quality of life
84
66
🏙️ Population
2.73M
9.21M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 28% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 5786th and 4206th ($932 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 8th 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 Kaohsiung compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 320th and 4184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Mexico City

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Kaohsiung Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.13
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2490
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12618
$10204

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881