Mexico City vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3028
$2992
🏠 One person rent
$611
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$1253
$1087
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$740
$1661
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
90
95
😀 Quality of life
68
87
🏙️ Population
9.21M
4.04M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 12% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 4630th and 5212th ($1190 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Mexico and Taiwan, respectively. Check Mexico vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mexico City compared to 1.6 months in New Taipei. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 3360th and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs New Taipei

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Mexico City New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.3
$4.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$2.49
 Cappuccino
$3.61
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$838
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1747
$1333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.7
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2781
$9578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2233
$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.65
$8.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.69
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.51
$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$7.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.09
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$396
$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8550
$13786

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Cities near Mexico City

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

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1158
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$868
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1028
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$745
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$828
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$864
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$698
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$931
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$841
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$818
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$761
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$707
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$706
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$661
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$801
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$841
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$683
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1229
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$666
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$654
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$719
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$821
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$776
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$807
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$673
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$712
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$731
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1231
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$642
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$719
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$702
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$643
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$731
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$708
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$633
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$592
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$716
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$605