Cost of living comparison

Mexico City, Mexico

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Taoyuan vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Taoyuan is 14.5% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 24.0% less in Taoyuan
Groceries: pay 14.2% more in Taoyuan
Transportation: pay 80.2% more in Taoyuan
Housing: pay 20.2% less in Taoyuan
Childcare: pay 50.2% more in Taoyuan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.0% more in Taoyuan
Clothing: pay 7.9% less in Taoyuan

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

Taoyuan vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 24.0% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Taoyuan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.93 MX$202.90	$4.64 NT$153.91	-53.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 MX$152.18	$5.57 NT$184.69	-25.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 MX$22.06	$1.04 NT$34.37	-4.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MX$15.79	$0.67 NT$22.23	-13.3%
Average			-24.0%

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pay 14.2% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Taoyuan
Bread 1 loaf	$2.45 MX$50.11	$1.30 NT$43.09	-47.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 MX$99.46	$4.10 NT$135.95	-15.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.51 MX$112.55	$11.16 NT$370.44	+102.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MX$44.61	$2.13 NT$70.80	-2.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.57 MX$72.97	$3.30 NT$109.53	-7.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 MX$24.97	$1.35 NT$44.84	+10.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$13.68	$0.80 NT$26.67	+20.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$16.33	$1.11 NT$36.77	+38.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$16.91	$1.23 NT$40.72	+48.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$17.39	$0.98 NT$32.58	+15.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$16.91	$0.77 NT$25.60	-6.8%
Average			+14.2%

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pay 80.2% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Taoyuan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 MX$94.77	$3.60 NT$119.50	-22.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.87 MX$365.22	$37.10 NT$1,231.28	+107.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,615.02 MX$380,442.57	$33,081.10 NT$1,097,888.99	+77.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.47 MX$71.02	$8.97 NT$297.56	+158.0%
Average			+80.2%

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pay 20.2% less for housing

	Mexico City	Taoyuan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.38 MX$498.25	$16.28 NT$540.20	-33.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$893.52 MX$18,261.24	$371.00 NT$12,312.77	-58.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$544.24 MX$11,122.76	$267.95 NT$8,892.56	-50.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.31 MX$619.48	$48.96 NT$1,624.85	+61.5%
Average			-20.2%

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pay 50.2% more for childcare

	Mexico City	Taoyuan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$381.33 MX$7,793.31	$525.59 NT$17,443.10	+37.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,426.99 MX$172,225.75	$13,706.50 NT$454,888.58	+62.7%
Average			+50.2%

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pay 9.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Taoyuan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MX$55.80	$1.51 NT$50.28	-44.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.01 MX$61.44	$2.47 NT$82.09	-17.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 MX$80.15	$5.87 NT$194.95	+49.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.69 MX$1,097.23	$37.78 NT$1,253.85	-29.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.96 MX$101.45	$9.28 NT$307.82	+86.8%
Average			+9.0%

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pay 7.9% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Taoyuan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.36 MX$1,151.76	$74.20 NT$2,462.55	+31.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.06 MX$839.14	$21.64 NT$718.25	-47.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.99 MX$1,880.09	$76.52 NT$2,539.51	-16.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.93 MX$1,878.80	$92.75 NT$3,078.19	+0.9%
Average			-7.9%

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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: April 2025

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