Mexico City vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3028
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$611
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$1253
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$740
$1084
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
90
93
😀 Quality of life
68
83
🏙️ Population
9.21M
2.33M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 37% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4630th and 6227th ($1190 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 6th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 3360th and 388th 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
$10.3
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.55
 Cappuccino
$3.61
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$838
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1747
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.7
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2781
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2233
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.65
$8.87
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.69
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.51
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.09
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$396
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8550
$13630

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691