Mexico City vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1331
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3182
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$721
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$1296
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.3
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$1051
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
92
93
😀 Quality of life
72
84
🏙️ Population
9.21M
2.33M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 41% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4418th and 5995th ($1331 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 7th 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 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 3317th and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Mexico City Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.1
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.8
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$4.26
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.71
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$988
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1819
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1067
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.8
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.71%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3569
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2491
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.5
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.33
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.69
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.98
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.1
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.7
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.9
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$427
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11015
$14970

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$868
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$993
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451