Mexico City vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1288
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3248
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$663
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$1322
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$819
$1361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
90
84
😀 Quality of life
66
83
🏙️ Population
9.21M
3.03M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 29% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4206th and 5356th ($1288 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 3rd 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 4184th and 343rd 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
$10.1
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.4
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1792
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.98%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3145
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2277
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.07
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.34
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.53
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.6
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.4
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10204
$13893

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721