Mexico City vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3028
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$611
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$1253
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$740
$1789
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
90
95
😀 Quality of life
68
86
🏙️ Population
9.21M
2.6M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 3% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4630th and 4715th ($1190 vs $1158) 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 0.6 months in Mexico City compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 3360th and 311th 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
$10.3
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$838
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1747
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.7
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2781
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2233
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.65
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.69
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.51
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.09
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$396
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8550
$18424

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605