Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

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Mexico

Playa del Carmen vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Playa del Carmen is 1.2% more expensive than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 75.1% more in Playa del Carmen
Groceries: pay 32.0% less in Playa del Carmen
Transportation: pay 40.7% more in Playa del Carmen
Housing: pay 10.5% more in Playa del Carmen
Childcare: pay 68.8% less in Playa del Carmen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.4% less in Playa del Carmen
Clothing: pay 14.0% less in Playa del Carmen

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

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Playa del Carmen vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 75.1% more for restaurants

	Taipei	Playa del Carmen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.55 NT$212.44	$11.90 MX$208.65	+81.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.55 NT$180.04	$10.83 MX$189.98	+95.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.14 NT$37.10	$1.62 MX$28.48	+41.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 NT$23.87	$1.34 MX$23.54	+82.2%
Average			+75.1%

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pay 32.0% less for groceries

	Taipei	Playa del Carmen
Bread 1 loaf	$1.87 NT$60.77	$1.98 MX$34.69	+5.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.47 NT$306.86	$4.33 MX$75.99	-54.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.91 NT$386.02	$5.50 MX$96.44	-53.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.64 NT$85.71	$2.27 MX$39.77	-14.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.42 NT$143.14	$3.76 MX$65.94	-14.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.29 NT$74.34	$1.30 MX$22.73	-43.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.37 NT$44.54	$0.64 MX$11.28	-53.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.37 NT$44.40	$0.90 MX$15.73	-34.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.92 NT$62.39	$0.94 MX$16.44	-51.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 NT$41.72	$0.85 MX$14.94	-33.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 NT$34.71	$1.02 MX$17.95	-4.4%
Average			-32.0%

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pay 40.7% more for transportation

	Taipei	Playa del Carmen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.83 NT$124.15	$5.02 MX$88.13	+31.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 NT$1,274.64	$27.08 MX$474.95	-31.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,375.55 NT$1M	$31,003.27 MX$544K	-14.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.34 NT$302.73	$25.93 MX$454.78	+177.6%
Average			+40.7%

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pay 10.5% more for housing

	Taipei	Playa del Carmen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.93 NT$840.34	$30.51 MX$535.11	+17.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$792.21 NT$25,677.96	$1,072.23 MX$18,807.57	+35.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$568.06 NT$18,412.70	$484.68 MX$8,501.58	-14.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.05 NT$2,011.12	$64.40 MX$1,129.62	+3.8%
Average			+10.5%

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pay 68.8% less for childcare

	Taipei	Playa del Carmen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$628.11 NT$20,358.87	$204.43 MX$3,585.86	-67.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,860.07 NT$579K	$5,361.26 MX$94,039.78	-70.0%
Average			-68.8%

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pay 3.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Playa del Carmen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.24 NT$105.16	$3.12 MX$54.73	-3.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.80 NT$123.05	$3.46 MX$60.70	-8.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.93 NT$127.46	$4.17 MX$73.14	+6.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 NT$1,361.52	$60.49 MX$1,061.10	+44.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.98 NT$355.84	$4.98 MX$87.43	-54.6%
Average			-3.4%

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pay 14.0% less for clothing

	Taipei	Playa del Carmen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.48 NT$2,154.80	$43.98 MX$771.42	-33.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.29 NT$1,176.28	$41.89 MX$734.72	+15.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.45 NT$2,866.98	$75.82 MX$1,329.86	-14.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.72 NT$3,750.85	$88.61 MX$1,554.36	-23.4%
Average			-14.0%

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