Cost of living comparison
Tarlac City is 42.8% cheaper than Mexico City.
If you lived in Tarlac City instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 63.1% less for restaurants
Mexico City
|
Tarlac City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.09
MX$193.52
|
$2.17
₱121.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.90
MX$170.75
|
$3.13
₱174.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
MX$23.18
|
$0.72
₱40.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MX$16.08
|
$0.26
₱14.56
|
|
pay 33.5% less for groceries
Mexico City
|
Tarlac City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.63
MX$50.47
|
$1.10
₱61.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.57
MX$106.85
|
$4.34
₱242.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
MX$121.04
|
$6.03
₱336.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
MX$47.74
|
$1.93
₱107.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
MX$79.23
|
$1.41
₱79.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.42
MX$27.29
|
$1.02
₱57.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
MX$13.49
|
$0.71
₱39.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
MX$15.76
|
$0.71
₱39.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
MX$17.52
|
$0.44
₱24.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
MX$18.19
|
$0.52
₱28.98
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
MX$16.61
|
$0.37
₱20.69
|
|
pay 15.7% less for transportation
Mexico City
|
Tarlac City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.46
MX$104.62
|
$4.34
₱242.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.52
MX$412.77
|
$7.82
₱436.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,960.54
MX$421,181.26
|
$38,230.95
₱2,135,390.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
MX$102.45
|
$2.54
₱141.71
|
|
pay 22.6% less for housing
Mexico City
|
Tarlac City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.98
MX$536.55
|
$25.20
₱1,407.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,058.85
MX$20,307.77
|
$125.99
₱7,037.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$643.75
MX$12,346.48
|
$99.92
₱5,581.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.48
MX$795.56
|
$79.73
₱4,453.49
|
|
pay 62.4% less for childcare
Mexico City
|
Tarlac City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.19
MX$7,828.59
|
$148.68
₱8,304.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,042.62
MX$192,607.48
|
$3,909.98
₱218,392.16
|
|
pay 44.7% less for entertainment and sports
Mexico City
|
Tarlac City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.97
MX$56.92
|
$0.96
₱53.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
MX$67.49
|
$1.56
₱87.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.45
MX$85.37
|
$2.13
₱118.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.85
MX$1,167.13
|
$43.44
₱2,426.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
MX$113.83
|
$4.78
₱266.92
|
|
pay 57.7% less for clothing
Mexico City
|
Tarlac City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.94
MX$1,283.78
|
$32.58
₱1,819.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.00
MX$863.04
|
$18.25
₱1,019.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.60
MX$2,121.19
|
$50.40
₱2,814.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.14
MX$2,035.72
|
$36.49
₱2,038.33
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Tarlac City or Mexico City. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.