Mexico City vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3028
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$611
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$1253
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$740
$1368
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
90
84
😀 Quality of life
68
80
🏙️ Population
9.21M
3.03M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 28% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4630th and 6052nd ($1190 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 5th 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 1.5 months in Taichung. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 3360th and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Taichung

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Mexico City Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.3
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$2.5
 Cappuccino
$3.61
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$838
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1747
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.7
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2781
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2233
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.65
$8.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.69
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.51
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.09
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$396
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8550
$13638

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716