Taipei vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Taipei	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1181	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3254	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$567	$449
🏘️ Family rent	$1230	$742
🍽️ Food expenses	$408	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1684	$925
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	95	49
😀 Quality of life	86	59
🏙️ Population	2.6M	1.48M

The cost of living in Taipei is 16% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 4534th and 5351st ($1181 vs $1021) 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 1.4 months in Taipei compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 339th and 5375th 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	$6.07	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.98	$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.83	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$613	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$468	$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.9	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.6	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.3	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.1%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13635	$5058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6907	$452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.4	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.61	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.83	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.65	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.96	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.7	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.5	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.78	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.2	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.2	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$617	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19749	$5821

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Cities near Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	New Taipei	$1073
23 km or 14 mi	Keelung	$967
39 km or 24 mi	Taoyuan	$875
39 km or 24 mi	Yilan	$731
58 km or 36 mi	Zhubei	$821
63 km or 39 mi	Hsinchu	$897
89 km or 56 mi	Miaoli	$728
133 km or 82 mi	Taichung	$894
149 km or 92 mi	Changhua	$813
152 km or 95 mi	Nantou	$796
180 km or 112 mi	Douliu	$770
206 km or 128 mi	Chiayi	$747
252 km or 157 mi	Fuzhou	$669
257 km or 160 mi	Putian	$625
258 km or 160 mi	Taitung	$788
267 km or 166 mi	Tainan	$814
270 km or 168 mi	Ningde	$648
276 km or 172 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
297 km or 185 mi	Quanzhou	$644
298 km or 185 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
299 km or 186 mi	Jinjiang	$627
316 km or 196 mi	Rui'an	$681
330 km or 205 mi	Kinmen	$823
340 km or 211 mi	Wenzhou	$726
354 km or 220 mi	Xiamen	$688
371 km or 230 mi	Wenling	$671
379 km or 235 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
380 km or 236 mi	Nanping	$630
395 km or 246 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
411 km or 255 mi	Lishui	$682
414 km or 257 mi	Sanming	$603
425 km or 264 mi	Linhai	$661
454 km or 282 mi	Longyan	$649
461 km or 286 mi	Wuyishan	$601
488 km or 303 mi	Jinhua	$587
495 km or 308 mi	Yiwu	$677
508 km or 316 mi	Quzhou	$616
518 km or 322 mi	Shangrao	$671
520 km or 323 mi	Chaozhou	$451
525 km or 326 mi	Shantou	$581

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1017
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$778
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$634
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$587
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$684
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$804
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$673
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$768
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$744
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$813
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$753
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$667
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$977
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$853
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$634
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$725
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$677
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$693
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$717
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$638
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$760
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$983
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$846
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$662
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1214
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$696