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Taipei vs. Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Summary

Taipei is 38.1% more expensive than Playa del Carmen.

Restaurants: pay 42.0% less in Taipei
Groceries: pay 60.8% more in Taipei
Transportation: pay 6.3% less in Taipei
Housing: pay 6.9% less in Taipei
Childcare: pay 3.2 times more in Taipei
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.5% more in Taipei
Clothing: pay 21.3% more in Taipei

The cost of childcare, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Taipei are more expensive than in Playa del Carmen. Expenses including restaurants, housing, and transportation are lower in Taipei. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Taipei.

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Taipei vs. Playa del Carmen Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Taipei instead of Playa del Carmen, you would:

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pay 42.0% less for restaurants

	Playa del Carmen	Taipei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.90 MX$208.65	$6.55 NT$212.44	-44.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.83 MX$189.98	$5.55 NT$180.04	-48.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 MX$28.48	$1.14 NT$37.10	-29.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 MX$23.54	$0.74 NT$23.87	-45.1%
Average			-42.0%

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pay 60.8% more for groceries

	Playa del Carmen	Taipei
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 MX$34.69	$1.87 NT$60.77	-5.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.33 MX$75.99	$9.47 NT$306.86	+118.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 MX$96.44	$11.91 NT$386.02	+116.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 MX$39.77	$2.64 NT$85.71	+16.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.76 MX$65.94	$4.42 NT$143.14	+17.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 MX$22.73	$2.29 NT$74.34	+77.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 MX$11.28	$1.37 NT$44.54	+113.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$15.73	$1.37 NT$44.40	+52.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 MX$16.44	$1.92 NT$62.39	+105.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$14.94	$1.29 NT$41.72	+51.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.02 MX$17.95	$1.07 NT$34.71	+4.6%
Average			+60.8%

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pay 6.3% less for transportation

	Playa del Carmen	Taipei
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 MX$88.13	$3.83 NT$124.15	-23.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.08 MX$474.95	$39.32 NT$1,274.64	+45.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,003.27 MX$544K	$36,375.55 NT$1M	+17.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.93 MX$454.78	$9.34 NT$302.73	-64.0%
Average			-6.3%

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pay 6.9% less for housing

	Playa del Carmen	Taipei
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.51 MX$535.11	$25.93 NT$840.34	-15.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,072.23 MX$18,807.57	$792.21 NT$25,677.96	-26.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$484.68 MX$8,501.58	$568.06 NT$18,412.70	+17.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.40 MX$1,129.62	$62.05 NT$2,011.12	-3.7%
Average			-6.9%

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

	Playa del Carmen	Taipei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$204.43 MX$3,585.86	$628.11 NT$20,358.87	+207.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,361.26 MX$94,039.78	$17,860.07 NT$579K	+233.1%
Average			+220.1%

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pay 19.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Playa del Carmen	Taipei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.12 MX$54.73	$3.24 NT$105.16	+4.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.46 MX$60.70	$3.80 NT$123.05	+9.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.17 MX$73.14	$3.93 NT$127.46	-5.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.49 MX$1,061.10	$42.01 NT$1,361.52	-30.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.98 MX$87.43	$10.98 NT$355.84	+120.2%
Average			+19.5%

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pay 21.3% more for clothing

	Playa del Carmen	Taipei
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.98 MX$771.42	$66.48 NT$2,154.80	+51.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.89 MX$734.72	$36.29 NT$1,176.28	-13.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.82 MX$1,329.86	$88.45 NT$2,866.98	+16.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.61 MX$1,554.36	$115.72 NT$3,750.85	+30.6%
Average			+21.3%

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