Mexico City vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1428
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3399
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$774
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$431
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1028
$1619
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
93
94
😀 Quality of life
72
89
🏙️ Population
9.21M
2.44M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 14% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4274th and 4661st ($1428 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 3354th and 266th 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
$11.7
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1035
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1886
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1143
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.35%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3740
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2224
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.19
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.93
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.92
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.33
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.8
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.3
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$473
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11420
$18442

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Cities near Mexico City

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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602