Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Taiping instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Mexico City
|
Taiping
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.93
MX$188.24
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
MX$141.18
|
?? | |
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MX$20.46
|
?? | |
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$14.65
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Mexico City
|
Taiping
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.45
MX$46.49
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.87
MX$92.27
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.51
MX$104.42
|
?? | |
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$41.38
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
MX$67.70
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
MX$23.16
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MX$12.69
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MX$15.15
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$15.69
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
MX$16.13
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$15.69
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Mexico City
|
Taiping
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$87.92
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.87
MX$338.84
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,615.02
MX$352,957.49
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.47
MX$65.89
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Mexico City
|
Taiping
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.38
MX$462.25
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$893.52
MX$16,941.96
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$544.24
MX$10,319.19
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.31
MX$574.73
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Mexico City
|
Taiping
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.33
MX$7,230.28
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,426.99
MX$159,783.30
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico City
|
Taiping
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
MX$51.77
|
?? | |
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
MX$57.00
|
?? | |
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.92
MX$74.36
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.69
MX$1,017.96
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.96
MX$94.12
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Mexico City
|
Taiping
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.36
MX$1,068.55
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.06
MX$778.52
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.99
MX$1,744.26
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.93
MX$1,743.06
|
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