Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 1.6% more expensive than Taipei.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 43.9% more for restaurants
|
Taipei
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
NT$200.05
|
$10.09
MX$194.51
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.98
NT$160.04
|
$8.90
MX$171.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
NT$33.03
|
$1.21
MX$23.30
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
NT$23.01
|
$0.84
MX$16.16
|
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pay 20.2% less for groceries
|
Taipei
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
NT$60.56
|
$2.63
MX$50.73
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
NT$249.04
|
$5.57
MX$107.40
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$364.36
|
$6.31
MX$121.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
NT$91.18
|
$2.49
MX$47.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
NT$132.61
|
$4.13
MX$79.64
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
NT$66.46
|
$1.42
MX$27.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$32.47
|
$0.70
MX$13.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
NT$37.91
|
$0.82
MX$15.84
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
NT$47.90
|
$0.91
MX$17.61
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
NT$39.85
|
$0.95
MX$18.28
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$36.08
|
$0.87
MX$16.69
|
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pay 16.3% less for transportation
|
Taipei
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.71
NT$119.25
|
$5.46
MX$105.16
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.34
NT$1,200.33
|
$21.52
MX$414.89
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,397.60
NT$1,009,275.77
|
$21,960.54
MX$423,346.55
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.87
NT$285.08
|
$5.34
MX$102.98
|
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pay 13.6% more for housing
|
Taipei
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.59
NT$822.43
|
$27.98
MX$539.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$662.03
NT$21,280.81
|
$1,058.85
MX$20,412.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.69
NT$16,223.18
|
$643.75
MX$12,409.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.03
NT$2,315.26
|
$41.48
MX$799.65
|
|
pay 41.9% less for childcare
|
Taipei
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$686.42
NT$22,064.85
|
$408.19
MX$7,868.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,703.28
NT$569,071.88
|
$10,042.62
MX$193,597.68
|
|
pay 11.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Taipei
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
NT$80.02
|
$2.97
MX$57.21
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
NT$112.24
|
$3.52
MX$67.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
NT$125.03
|
$4.45
MX$85.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.67
NT$1,243.10
|
$60.85
MX$1,173.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.34
NT$300.08
|
$5.94
MX$114.42
|
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pay 21.0% more for clothing
|
Taipei
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.24
NT$2,000.55
|
$66.94
MX$1,290.38
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
NT$970.91
|
$45.00
MX$867.48
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
NT$2,839.91
|
$110.60
MX$2,132.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.73
NT$3,334.24
|
$106.14
MX$2,046.19
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