Euclidean metric vs Taxicab Metric in R2

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I am wondering when can the Taxicab metric be less than the Euclidean metric.

I am aware that usually the Taxicab metric > Euclidean metric and it would be the same if the 2 set of points are in the same vertical or horizontal line. But how can we introduce a constant C such that Taxicab metric < C * Euclidean metric.

Perhaps some reasoning for why C was chosen would be great.

Thank you.