Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

compared to

Mexico

Mexico City vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 2.9% more expensive than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 24.7% less in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 17.2% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 11.7% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 31.1% less in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.5% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 20.7% more in Mexico City

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

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Mexico City vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Taipei, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Taipei	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.71 NT$152.81	$11.13 MX$205.76	+136.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 NT$183.37	$11.07 MX$204.73	+95.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 NT$29.80	$1.63 MX$30.14	+77.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$21.18	$1.30 MX$24.06	+99.4%
Average			+111.4%

Taipei vs. Mexico City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.7% less for groceries

	Taipei	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.02 NT$65.64	$3.03 MX$56.07	+49.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.85 NT$319.53	$6.02 MX$111.38	-38.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.54 NT$374.58	$6.73 MX$124.42	-41.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$88.34	$2.87 MX$53.00	+5.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 NT$144.40	$4.39 MX$81.13	-1.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 NT$72.36	$1.43 MX$26.42	-35.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.51 NT$48.90	$0.90 MX$16.67	-40.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NT$44.91	$0.93 MX$17.19	-32.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 NT$65.53	$1.04 MX$19.27	-48.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$40.46	$0.91 MX$16.90	-26.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$33.78	$0.85 MX$15.71	-18.4%
Average			-24.7%

Taipei vs. Mexico City - Cost of groceries

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pay 17.2% less for transportation

	Taipei	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.94 NT$127.95	$5.76 MX$106.56	+46.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.67 NT$1,222.44	$20.03 MX$370.37	-46.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$21,528.95 MX$398K	-35.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.95 NT$290.33	$6.54 MX$120.88	-26.9%
Average			-17.2%

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pay 11.7% more for housing

	Taipei	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.40 NT$889.19	$34.66 MX$640.87	+26.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,012.31 NT$32,853.13	$1,053.82 MX$19,488.15	+4.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$482.92 NT$15,672.34	$672.38 MX$12,434.27	+39.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.27 NT$2,150.71	$47.71 MX$882.34	-28.0%
Average			+11.7%

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pay 31.1% less for childcare

	Taipei	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$662.67 NT$21,505.93	$435.78 MX$8,058.88	-34.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,675.66 NT$541K	$12,045.70 MX$223K	-27.8%
Average			-31.1%

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pay 7.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 NT$91.68	$3.34 MX$61.73	+18.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.42 NT$111.13	$3.80 MX$70.36	+11.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$127.34	$5.29 MX$97.74	+34.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.15 NT$1,335.37	$57.09 MX$1,055.72	+38.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 NT$315.80	$6.68 MX$123.46	-31.4%
Average			+7.5%

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pay 20.7% more for clothing

	Taipei	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.18 NT$2,050.48	$70.61 MX$1,305.78	+11.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 NT$1,297.67	$53.64 MX$991.98	+34.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.98 NT$2,757.77	$109.04 MX$2,016.43	+28.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.09 NT$3,410.39	$115.97 MX$2,144.64	+10.4%
Average			+20.7%

Taipei vs. Mexico City - Cost of clothing

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