Kaohsiung vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$342
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$740
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
81
90
😀 Quality of life
83
68
🏙️ Population
2.73M
9.21M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 22% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 6046th and 4630th ($932 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th 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 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 389th and 3360th 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
$3.76
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$2.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$8550

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709