Kaohsiung vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$1428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$3399
🏠 One person rent
$382
$774
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$1028
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
80
93
😀 Quality of life
87
72
🏙️ Population
2.72M
9.21M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 30% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 5666th and 4274th ($999 vs $1428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.7 months in Mexico City. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 364th and 3354th 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
$3.78
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$1886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$1143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$3740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$2224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$11420

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$975
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$917
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$934
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$986
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$887
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$907
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1032
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$771
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$987
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1075
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$981
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$1004
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1241
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$950
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$766
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$926
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$803
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$928
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$926
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$894
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$944
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$952
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$846
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$670
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$962
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$950
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$910
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1023