Cost of living comparison

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Mexico City vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 9.4% cheaper than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 32.6% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 28.6% less in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 33.2% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 1.9% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 45.7% less in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.3% less in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 7.3% more in Mexico City

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

Mexico City vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.6% more for restaurants

	Taipei	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.18 NT$186.85	$9.93 MX$193.32	+60.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.01 NT$151.35	$7.45 MX$144.99	+48.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 NT$30.35	$1.08 MX$21.02	+7.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 NT$20.53	$0.77 MX$15.05	+13.7%
Average			+32.6%

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pay 28.6% less for groceries

	Taipei	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.86 NT$56.16	$2.45 MX$47.74	+31.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.37 NT$253.07	$4.87 MX$94.76	-41.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.77 NT$325.46	$5.51 MX$107.24	-48.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$82.12	$2.18 MX$42.50	-19.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.37 NT$131.94	$3.57 MX$69.53	-18.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.06 NT$62.32	$1.22 MX$23.79	-40.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NT$30.61	$0.67 MX$13.03	-33.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$37.68	$0.80 MX$15.56	-35.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.56 NT$46.99	$0.83 MX$16.11	-46.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 NT$39.26	$0.85 MX$16.57	-34.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 NT$33.54	$0.83 MX$16.12	-25.4%
Average			-28.6%

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pay 33.2% less for transportation

	Taipei	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.68 NT$111.34	$4.64 MX$90.29	+25.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.10 NT$1,121.08	$17.87 MX$347.98	-51.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,750.62 NT$1,050,076.72	$18,615.02 MX$362,479.07	-46.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.81 NT$266.26	$3.47 MX$67.66	-60.6%
Average			-33.2%

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pay 1.9% more for housing

	Taipei	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.04 NT$726.38	$24.38 MX$474.72	+1.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.95 NT$19,065.71	$893.52 MX$17,399.00	+41.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$465.35 NT$14,061.80	$544.24 MX$10,597.57	+17.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.62 NT$1,922.45	$30.31 MX$590.23	-52.4%
Average			+1.9%

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pay 45.7% less for childcare

	Taipei	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$610.09 NT$18,435.51	$381.33 MX$7,425.33	-37.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,275.33 NT$552,234.89	$8,426.99 MX$164,093.70	-53.9%
Average			-45.7%

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pay 0.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.63 NT$79.41	$2.73 MX$53.16	+3.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.05 NT$92.09	$3.01 MX$58.54	-1.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.71 NT$112.11	$3.92 MX$76.36	+5.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.32 NT$1,157.82	$53.69 MX$1,045.42	+40.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.89 NT$298.95	$4.96 MX$96.66	-49.8%
Average			-0.3%

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pay 7.3% more for clothing

	Taipei	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.02 NT$1,692.83	$56.36 MX$1,097.37	+0.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.15 NT$941.38	$41.06 MX$799.52	+31.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.26 NT$2,576.32	$91.99 MX$1,791.32	+7.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.43 NT$3,125.43	$91.93 MX$1,790.09	-11.1%
Average			+7.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025

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