Mexico City vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1475
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3516
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$792
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$1397
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$447
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1122
$1768
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
93
94
😀 Quality of life
73
90
🏙️ Population
9.21M
2.43M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 18% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4074th and 4646th ($1475 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 2482nd and 178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Taipei

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Mexico City Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.62
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.18
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.71
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1061
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$634
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1959
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1139
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.41%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3972
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2110
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.69
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.81
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.43
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.2
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.4
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.59
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.5
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$492
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13182
$16947

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Cities near Mexico City

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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612