Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 13.2% cheaper than Taipei.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 23.4% more for restaurants
Taipei
|
Mexico City
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.92
NT$191.22
|
$8.28
MX$137.73
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
NT$159.35
|
$6.95
MX$115.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
NT$34.57
|
$1.06
MX$17.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NT$22.00
|
$0.78
MX$12.91
|
|
pay 37.7% less for groceries
Taipei
|
Mexico City
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
NT$65.08
|
$2.09
MX$34.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.55
NT$276.03
|
$4.43
MX$73.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
NT$380.32
|
$5.45
MX$90.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
NT$110.23
|
$2.15
MX$35.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.21
NT$135.85
|
$3.19
MX$53.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.13
NT$68.67
|
$1.21
MX$20.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
NT$32.80
|
$0.62
MX$10.32
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
NT$41.21
|
$0.71
MX$11.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
NT$52.63
|
$0.76
MX$12.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
NT$41.74
|
$0.78
MX$13.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$37.30
|
$0.73
MX$12.22
|
|
pay 26.0% less for transportation
Taipei
|
Mexico City
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
NT$125.56
|
$4.92
MX$81.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.09
NT$1,359.76
|
$17.77
MX$295.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,885.97
NT$1,062,315.60
|
$22,067.99
MX$367,277.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.21
NT$297.45
|
$5.52
MX$91.82
|
|
pay 3.1% more for housing
Taipei
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.10
NT$842.98
|
$28.01
MX$466.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$624.83
NT$20,184.00
|
$826.42
MX$13,754.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$417.75
NT$13,494.73
|
$480.11
MX$7,990.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.55
NT$2,246.58
|
$40.24
MX$669.72
|
|
pay 45.0% less for childcare
Taipei
|
Mexico City
|
||
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$689.69
NT$22,279.12
|
$377.91
MX$6,289.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,064.75
NT$518,939.52
|
$8,870.11
MX$147,625.18
|
|
pay 3.5% less for entertainment and sports
Taipei
|
Mexico City
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
NT$69.05
|
$2.76
MX$45.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
NT$103.77
|
$2.89
MX$48.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
NT$138.10
|
$3.86
MX$64.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.68
NT$1,281.90
|
$49.94
MX$831.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.52
NT$339.94
|
$4.97
MX$82.64
|
|
pay 6.6% less for clothing
Taipei
|
Mexico City
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.51
NT$2,665.47
|
$56.86
MX$946.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.23
NT$976.39
|
$37.51
MX$624.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.58
NT$3,055.28
|
$92.48
MX$1,539.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.17
NT$3,720.23
|
$95.13
MX$1,583.18
|
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