Taipei vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taipei Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1158
$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3291
$2487
🏠 One person rent
$535
$450
🏘️ Family rent
$1250
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1789
$957
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
95
49
😀 Quality of life
86
60
🏙️ Population
2.6M
1.48M

The cost of living in Taipei is 14% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 4715th and 5612th ($1158 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Taiwan and Mexico, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Taipei compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Zapopan ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 311th and 5259th among best cities to live in the world.

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Taipei Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.98
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.5
$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$2.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$573
$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1581
$1191
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1031
$639
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.93%
11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12472
$5289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6228
$646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.6
$30.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.86
$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.91
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$7.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.9
$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$627
$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18424
$5160

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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

Cities near Zapopan

Distance City Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Guadalajara
$985
11 km or 6.9 mi Tlaquepaque
$683
99 km or 61 mi La Barca
$779
113 km or 70 mi Ciudad Guzman
$735
142 km or 88 mi Zamora
$764
147 km or 91 mi Autlan
$882
163 km or 101 mi San Francisco del Rincon
$737
167 km or 104 mi Lagos de Moreno
$835
168 km or 104 mi Colima
$630
172 km or 107 mi Aguascalientes
$826
179 km or 111 mi Tepic
$620
183 km or 114 mi Leon
$719
192 km or 119 mi Puerto Vallarta
$1165
195 km or 121 mi Zacapu
$709
200 km or 124 mi Uruapan
$687
206 km or 128 mi Silao
$784
208 km or 129 mi Tecoman
$738
209 km or 130 mi Manzanillo
$796
212 km or 131 mi Apatzingan
$780
213 km or 132 mi Irapuato
$674
214 km or 133 mi Sayulita
$978
224 km or 139 mi Guanajuato
$886
229 km or 142 mi Salamanca
$659
243 km or 151 mi Yuriria
$729
243 km or 151 mi Zacatecas
$522
254 km or 158 mi Cortazar
$691
256 km or 159 mi Morelia
$748
269 km or 167 mi Celaya
$601
276 km or 172 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
278 km or 173 mi Fresnillo
$698
296 km or 184 mi San Luis Potosi
$879
313 km or 194 mi Queretaro
$941
332 km or 206 mi Lazaro Cardenas
$808
354 km or 220 mi Rioverde
$839
355 km or 221 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
370 km or 230 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
389 km or 242 mi Durango
$647
394 km or 245 mi Zihuatanejo
$861
419 km or 260 mi Mazatlan
$1153
422 km or 262 mi Toluca
$844