Mexico City vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1288
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3248
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$663
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$1322
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$819
$1294
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
90
74
😀 Quality of life
66
82
🏙️ Population
9.21M
1.87M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 41% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4206th and 5887th ($1288 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 7th 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 Tainan. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 4184th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Tainan

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Mexico City Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.4
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$1.86
 Cappuccino
$3.86
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1792
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.98%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3145
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2277
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.07
$9.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.34
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.53
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.6
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.4
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10204
$11040

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741