Mexico City vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1288
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3248
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$663
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$1322
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$819
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
90
95
😀 Quality of life
66
87
🏙️ Population
9.21M
2.6M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 10% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4206th and 4516th ($1288 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Mexico and Taiwan, respectively. Check Mexico vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mexico City compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 4184th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mexico City Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.4
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1792
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.98%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3145
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2277
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.07
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.34
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.53
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.6
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.4
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10204
$19102

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589