Taipei vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taipei Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$1217
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$2927
🏠 One person rent
$537
$619
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$1159
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1657
$1017
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
95
49
😀 Quality of life
87
58
🏙️ Population
2.6M
1.48M

The cost of living in Taipei is 4% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 4516th and 4389th ($1169 vs $1217) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 0.8 months in Zapopan. Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Zapopan ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 209th and 5642nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Taipei Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.62
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.9
$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$2.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3.53
$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$565
$819
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$1657
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1046
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.7
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$91.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.87%
12.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13301
$4200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6421
$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$23.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.01
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.03
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.92
$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.31
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$8.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.99
$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.02
$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.57
$7.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.5
$64.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.6
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$736
$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19102
$5586

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Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589

Cities near Zapopan

Distance City Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Guadalajara
$1035
11 km or 6.9 mi Tlaquepaque
$785
99 km or 61 mi La Barca
$873
113 km or 70 mi Ciudad Guzman
$867
142 km or 88 mi Zamora
$865
147 km or 91 mi Autlan
$854
163 km or 101 mi San Francisco del Rincon
$818
167 km or 104 mi Lagos de Moreno
$846
168 km or 104 mi Colima
$672
172 km or 107 mi Aguascalientes
$818
179 km or 111 mi Tepic
$681
183 km or 114 mi Leon
$812
192 km or 119 mi Puerto Vallarta
$1303
195 km or 121 mi Zacapu
$881
200 km or 124 mi Uruapan
$789
206 km or 128 mi Silao
$912
208 km or 129 mi Tecoman
$774
209 km or 130 mi Manzanillo
$741
212 km or 131 mi Apatzingan
$830
213 km or 132 mi Irapuato
$763
214 km or 133 mi Sayulita
$1094
224 km or 139 mi Guanajuato
$1076
229 km or 142 mi Salamanca
$707
243 km or 151 mi Yuriria
$812
243 km or 151 mi Zacatecas
$630
254 km or 158 mi Cortazar
$774
256 km or 159 mi Morelia
$765
269 km or 167 mi Celaya
$682
276 km or 172 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
278 km or 173 mi Fresnillo
$784
296 km or 184 mi San Luis Potosi
$984
313 km or 194 mi Queretaro
$996
332 km or 206 mi Lazaro Cardenas
$900
354 km or 220 mi Rioverde
$915
355 km or 221 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
370 km or 230 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
389 km or 242 mi Durango
$793
394 km or 245 mi Zihuatanejo
$994
419 km or 260 mi Mazatlan
$1185
422 km or 262 mi Toluca
$781