Mexico City vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1475
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3516
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$792
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$1397
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$447
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1122
$1422
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
93
85
😀 Quality of life
73
87
🏙️ Population
9.21M
2.87M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 57% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4074th and 5994th ($1475 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th in Mexico and Taiwan, respectively. Check Mexico vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mexico City compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 2482nd and 351st 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
$11.6
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.62
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.18
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.71
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1061
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$634
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1959
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1139
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.41%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3972
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2110
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.69
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.81
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.43
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.2
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.4
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.59
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.5
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$492
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13182
$17517

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$977
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1003
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$959
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$832
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$940
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$878
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$981
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$914
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1013
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$932
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$994
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$874
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$897
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1034
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$763
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$971
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$976
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1051
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$973
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$980
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1047
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1255
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$960
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$755
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$924
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$817
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$916
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$935
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$905
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$952
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$961
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$852
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$673
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1472
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$974
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$962
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$920
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1005

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684