Kaohsiung vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1002
$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2658
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$370
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$1296
🍽️ Food expenses
$420
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.9
$93.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1313
$892
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
80
92
😀 Quality of life
85
72
🏙️ Population
2.73M
9.21M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 25% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 5567th and 4418th ($1002 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th in Taiwan and Mexico, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 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 461st and 3317th 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
$3.91
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.18
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$418
$988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$739
$1819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$480
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.5
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.5
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.46%
11.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4822
$3569
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3194
$2491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.7
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.56
$5.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.66
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.93
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.56
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.2
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$427
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12260
$11015

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$894
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$854
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$914
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$894
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$894
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$914
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$1006
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$695
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$993
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$868
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$802
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$901
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1135
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$615
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$707
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$621
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1030
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$634
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$681
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$454
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$628
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$451
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$579
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$697
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1078
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$628
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$669
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$616
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$671
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$941
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$700
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$415
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$766
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$753
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$608
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$600

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$908
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$851
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$868
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$926
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$819
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$842
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$977
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$717
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$914
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$998
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$912
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$936
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1184
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$875
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$724
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$860
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$764
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$858
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$873
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$846
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$875
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$894
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$784
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$643
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$893
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$896
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$860
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1030