Mexico City vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1331
$1313
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3182
$3273
🏠 One person rent
$721
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$1296
$1099
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.3
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$1659
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
92
94
😀 Quality of life
72
87
🏙️ Population
9.21M
2.6M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 1% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4418th and 4455th ($1331 vs $1313) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Mexico and Taiwan, respectively. Check Mexico vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Mexico City compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Taipei ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 3317th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mexico City Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.1
$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.8
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$4.26
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.71
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$988
$718
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1819
$1272
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1067
$931
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.8
$74.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.71%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3569
$14287
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2491
$8078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.5
$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.33
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$9.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.69
$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.98
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.1
$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.7
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.9
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$427
$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11015
$17567

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$908
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$851
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$868
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$926
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$819
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$842
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$977
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$717
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$914
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$998
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$912
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$936
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1184
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$875
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$724
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$860
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$764
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$858
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$873
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$846
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$875
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$894
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$784
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$643
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$893
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$896
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$860
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1030

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1135
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1030
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$942
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$802
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$868
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$993
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$695
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$1006
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$914
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$894
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$894
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$914
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$628
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$634
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$854
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$894
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$628
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1078
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$621
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$615
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$700
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$901
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$753
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$707
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1079
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$671
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$681
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$696
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$616
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$666
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$697
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$600
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$586
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$672
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$604
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$650
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$454
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589