Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

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Mexico

San Pedro Garza Garcia vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

San Pedro Garza Garcia is 25.5% more expensive than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 75.7% more in San Pedro Garza Garcia
Groceries: pay 26.0% less in San Pedro Garza Garcia
Transportation: pay 10.2% more in San Pedro Garza Garcia
Housing: pay 89.8% more in San Pedro Garza Garcia
Childcare: pay 36.1% less in San Pedro Garza Garcia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.2% more in San Pedro Garza Garcia
Clothing: pay 5.9% more in San Pedro Garza Garcia

The cost of housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing in San Pedro Garza Garcia are more expensive than in Taipei. Expenses including childcare and groceries are lower in San Pedro Garza Garcia. Notably, housing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in San Pedro Garza Garcia.

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San Pedro Garza Garcia vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Pedro Garza Garcia instead of Taipei, you would:

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pay 75.7% more for restaurants

	Taipei	San Pedro Garza Garcia
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	$6.68 MX$123.46	+18.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 NT$29.80	$1.85 MX$34.21	+101.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$21.18	$1.06 MX$19.55	+62.0%
Average			+75.7%

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pay 26.0% less for groceries

	Taipei	San Pedro Garza Garcia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.02 NT$65.64	$2.33 MX$43.11	+15.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.85 NT$319.53	$5.34 MX$98.77	-45.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.54 NT$374.58	$5.72 MX$105.84	-50.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$88.34	$2.35 MX$43.42	-13.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 NT$144.40	$3.90 MX$72.18	-12.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 NT$72.36	$1.75 MX$32.35	-21.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.51 NT$48.90	$0.68 MX$12.51	-55.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NT$44.91	$1.38 MX$25.49	-0.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 NT$65.53	$0.94 MX$17.31	-53.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$40.46	$1.34 MX$24.72	+7.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$33.78	$0.93 MX$17.16	-10.9%
Average			-26.0%

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pay 10.2% more for transportation

	Taipei	San Pedro Garza Garcia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.94 NT$127.95	$5.54 MX$102.42	+40.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.67 NT$1,222.44	$50.07 MX$925.91	+32.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$19,471.13 MX$360K	-41.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.95 NT$290.33	$17.97 MX$332.30	+100.9%
Average			+10.2%

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pay 89.8% more for housing

	Taipei	San Pedro Garza Garcia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.40 NT$889.19	$30.60 MX$565.84	+11.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,012.31 NT$32,853.13	$1,668.95 MX$30,863.79	+64.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$482.92 NT$15,672.34	$1,780.22 MX$32,921.38	+268.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.27 NT$2,150.71	$37.22 MX$688.38	-43.8%
Average			+89.8%

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pay 36.1% less for childcare

	Taipei	San Pedro Garza Garcia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$662.67 NT$21,505.93	$250.34 MX$4,629.57	-62.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,675.66 NT$541K	$18,024.70 MX$333K	+8.1%
Average			-36.1%

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pay 14.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	San Pedro Garza Garcia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 NT$91.68	$3.62 MX$66.87	+28.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.42 NT$111.13	$3.62 MX$66.87	+5.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$127.34	$4.45 MX$82.30	+13.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.15 NT$1,335.37	$87.16 MX$1,611.78	+111.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 NT$315.80	$5.84 MX$108.02	-40.0%
Average			+14.2%

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pay 5.9% more for clothing

	Taipei	San Pedro Garza Garcia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.18 NT$2,050.48	$57.72 MX$1,067.37	-8.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 NT$1,297.67	$44.51 MX$823.03	+11.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.98 NT$2,757.77	$86.92 MX$1,607.49	+2.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.09 NT$3,410.39	$127.03 MX$2,349.08	+20.9%
Average			+5.9%

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