Mexico City vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1428
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3399
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$774
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$431
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1028
$1446
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
93
73
😀 Quality of life
72
72
🏙️ Population
9.21M
1.85M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 57% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4274th and 6264th ($1428 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 8th 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 1.6 months in Tainan. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 3354th and 2963rd 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
$11.7
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1035
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1886
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1143
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.35%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3740
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2224
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.19
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.93
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.92
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.33
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.8
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.3
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$473
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11420
$5587

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$975
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$917
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$934
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$986
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$887
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$907
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1032
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$771
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$987
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1075
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$981
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$1004
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1241
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$950
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$766
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$926
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$803
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$928
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$926
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$894
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$944
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$952
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$846
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$670
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$962
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$950
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$910
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1023

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697