Mexico City vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3028
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$611
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$1253
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$740
$1275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
90
74
😀 Quality of life
68
80
🏙️ Population
9.21M
1.87M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 41% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4630th and 6292nd ($1190 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 9th 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 Tainan. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 3360th and 499th 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
$10.3
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.58
 Cappuccino
$3.61
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$838
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1747
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.7
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2781
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2233
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.65
$8.94
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.69
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.51
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.09
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$396
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8550
$18526

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719