Taipei vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taipei Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1248
$1349
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3144
$3115
🏠 One person rent
$586
$665
🏘️ Family rent
$1014
$1113
🍽️ Food expenses
$454
$445
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1768
$975
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
94
47
😀 Quality of life
90
64
🏙️ Population
2.43M
1.26M

The cost of living in Taipei is 7% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 4646th and 4430th ($1248 vs $1349) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Taiwan and Mexico, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Taipei compared to 0.7 months in Zapopan. Taipei ranked 1st best city to live in Taiwan vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 178th and 5342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Taipei vs Zapopan

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Taipei Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.53
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.4
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$9.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$2.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.55
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$684
$841
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1254
$1437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$831
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.8
$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.6
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.34%
11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13487
$6066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8490
$674
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.95
$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.1
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.51
$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.42
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.95
$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.76
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.48
$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.8
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$642
$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16947
$6434

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Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612

Cities near Zapopan

Distance City Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Guadalajara
$1222
11 km or 6.9 mi Tlaquepaque
$775
99 km or 61 mi La Barca
$993
113 km or 70 mi Ciudad Guzman
$937
142 km or 88 mi Zamora
$984
147 km or 91 mi Autlan
$1161
163 km or 101 mi San Francisco del Rincon
$910
167 km or 104 mi Lagos de Moreno
$1008
168 km or 104 mi Colima
$814
172 km or 107 mi Aguascalientes
$969
179 km or 111 mi Tepic
$760
183 km or 114 mi Leon
$869
192 km or 119 mi Puerto Vallarta
$1420
195 km or 121 mi Zacapu
$1005
200 km or 124 mi Uruapan
$895
206 km or 128 mi Silao
$941
208 km or 129 mi Tecoman
$932
209 km or 130 mi Manzanillo
$959
212 km or 131 mi Apatzingan
$968
213 km or 132 mi Irapuato
$920
214 km or 133 mi Sayulita
$1211
224 km or 139 mi Guanajuato
$874
229 km or 142 mi Salamanca
$962
243 km or 151 mi Yuriria
$961
243 km or 151 mi Zacatecas
$660
254 km or 158 mi Cortazar
$905
256 km or 159 mi Morelia
$935
269 km or 167 mi Celaya
$817
276 km or 172 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1472
278 km or 173 mi Fresnillo
$864
296 km or 184 mi San Luis Potosi
$1124
313 km or 194 mi Queretaro
$1255
332 km or 206 mi Lazaro Cardenas
$902
354 km or 220 mi Rioverde
$1069
355 km or 221 mi San Juan del Rio
$1047
370 km or 230 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$976
389 km or 242 mi Durango
$764
394 km or 245 mi Zihuatanejo
$909
419 km or 260 mi Mazatlan
$1085
422 km or 262 mi Toluca
$994