Mexico City vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1331
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3182
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$721
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$1296
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.3
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$1459
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
92
85
😀 Quality of life
72
83
🏙️ Population
9.21M
3.03M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 32% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4418th and 5518th ($1331 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th in Mexico and Taiwan, respectively. Check Mexico vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Mexico City compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 3317th and 541st 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
$12
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.1
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.8
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$4.26
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.71
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$988
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1819
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1067
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.8
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.71%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3569
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2491
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.5
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.33
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.69
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.98
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.1
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.7
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.9
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$427
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11015
$19915

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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

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650