Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 33.0% more expensive than Mexico.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 31.9% less for restaurants
|
Mexico
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.83
MX$180.38
|
$4.21
NT$137.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.25
MX$148.15
|
$4.80
NT$156.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
MX$22.65
|
$0.95
NT$30.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MX$17.07
|
$0.61
NT$19.88
|
|
pay 48.2% more for groceries
|
Mexico
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.35
MX$48.08
|
$1.76
NT$57.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.62
MX$73.98
|
$7.11
NT$231.74
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
MX$105.70
|
$11.33
NT$369.12
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$44.53
|
$2.53
NT$82.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.12
MX$63.83
|
$3.21
NT$104.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MX$22.12
|
$1.77
NT$57.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MX$11.59
|
$0.80
NT$26.03
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$14.44
|
$1.10
NT$35.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
MX$14.27
|
$1.27
NT$41.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
MX$16.48
|
$1.21
NT$39.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$15.00
|
$0.96
NT$31.17
|
|
pay 13.0% more for transportation
|
Mexico
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MX$91.53
|
$3.59
NT$116.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.30
MX$537.31
|
$37.87
NT$1,233.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,957.31
MX$407,697.82
|
$33,524.98
NT$1,092,361.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.63
MX$319.24
|
$9.35
NT$304.54
|
|
pay 13.7% less for housing
|
Mexico
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.71
MX$545.69
|
$18.76
NT$611.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$486.26
MX$9,933.62
|
$386.89
NT$12,606.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.30
MX$7,401.20
|
$269.95
NT$8,795.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.69
MX$912.91
|
$54.00
NT$1,759.56
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Mexico
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.12
MX$4,190.22
|
$472.11
NT$15,382.95
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,165.20
MX$85,088.78
|
$14,471.45
NT$471,530.44
|
|
pay 19.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.16
MX$44.06
|
$1.82
NT$59.33
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MX$58.00
|
$2.59
NT$84.41
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.78
MX$77.30
|
$4.00
NT$130.24
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.67
MX$687.76
|
$34.52
NT$1,124.77
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.39
MX$89.69
|
$9.29
NT$302.57
|
|
pay 7.3% more for clothing
|
Mexico
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.84
MX$936.47
|
$63.92
NT$2,082.85
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
MX$742.15
|
$28.11
NT$915.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.04
MX$1,675.95
|
$76.13
NT$2,480.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.65
MX$1,565.77
|
$91.74
NT$2,989.11
|
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