Cost of living comparison
Tarlac City is 23.7% cheaper than Mexico City.
If you lived in Tarlac City instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 53.9% less for restaurants
|
Mexico City
|
Tarlac City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.93
MX$200.31
|
$2.13
₱124.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
MX$150.23
|
$3.83
₱223.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MX$21.78
|
$0.85
₱49.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$15.59
|
$0.26
₱14.95
|
|
pay 19.4% less for groceries
|
Mexico City
|
Tarlac City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.45
MX$49.47
|
$1.42
₱83.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.87
MX$98.19
|
$2.87
₱167.77
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.51
MX$111.11
|
$5.92
₱345.84
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$44.04
|
$1.96
₱114.38
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
MX$72.04
|
$1.39
₱81.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
MX$24.65
|
$1.27
₱74.37
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MX$13.50
|
$0.68
₱39.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MX$16.12
|
$0.92
₱54.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.69
|
$0.65
₱38.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
MX$17.17
|
$0.62
₱36.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.70
|
$0.50
₱29.23
|
|
pay 6.6% more for transportation
|
Mexico City
|
Tarlac City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$93.56
|
$4.17
₱243.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.87
MX$360.56
|
$7.67
₱448.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,615.02
MX$375,580.32
|
$40,920.71
₱2,392,020.17
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.47
MX$70.11
|
$2.57
₱150.00
|
|
pay 0.4% more for housing
|
Mexico City
|
Tarlac City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.38
MX$491.88
|
$31.26
₱1,827.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$893.52
MX$18,027.86
|
$123.61
₱7,225.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$544.24
MX$10,980.60
|
$98.04
₱5,730.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.31
MX$611.57
|
$73.21
₱4,279.55
|
|
pay 25.8% less for childcare
|
Mexico City
|
Tarlac City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.33
MX$7,693.71
|
$161.27
₱9,426.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,426.99
MX$170,024.62
|
$8,951.41
₱523,254.41
|
|
pay 30.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico City
|
Tarlac City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
MX$55.09
|
$0.94
₱54.82
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
MX$60.65
|
$1.53
₱89.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.92
MX$79.12
|
$2.47
₱144.52
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.69
MX$1,083.20
|
$42.63
₱2,491.69
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.96
MX$100.15
|
$5.97
₱348.84
|
|
pay 43.1% less for clothing
|
Mexico City
|
Tarlac City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.36
MX$1,137.04
|
$40.92
₱2,392.02
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.06
MX$828.42
|
$25.58
₱1,495.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.99
MX$1,856.06
|
$49.45
₱2,890.36
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.93
MX$1,854.79
|
$35.81
₱2,093.02
|
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