Mexico City vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1475
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3516
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$792
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$1397
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$447
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1122
$1536
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
93
93
😀 Quality of life
73
89
🏙️ Population
9.21M
2.36M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 49% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4074th and 5651st ($1475 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 2482nd and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Taoyuan

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Mexico City Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.62
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$4.18
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.71
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1061
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$634
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1959
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1139
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.41%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3972
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2110
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.69
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.81
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.43
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.2
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.4
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.59
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.5
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$492
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13182
$19490

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473