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Mexico City vs. Taiwan Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 8.5% more expensive than Taiwan overall.

Restaurants: pay 57.9% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 18.0% less in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 32.7% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 54.6% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 30.5% less in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.6% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 13.8% more in Mexico City

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

Mexico City vs. Taiwan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.9% more for restaurants

	Taiwan	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 NT$138.49	$9.93 MX$204.83	+136.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.80 NT$158.08	$7.45 MX$153.62	+55.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 NT$31.21	$1.08 MX$22.27	+13.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 NT$20.09	$0.77 MX$15.94	+26.7%
Average			+57.9%

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pay 18.0% less for groceries

	Taiwan	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.76 NT$58.00	$2.45 MX$50.59	+39.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.11 NT$234.18	$4.87 MX$100.40	-31.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.33 NT$373.02	$5.51 MX$113.62	-51.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.53 NT$83.40	$2.18 MX$45.03	-13.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.21 NT$105.68	$3.57 MX$73.66	+11.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 NT$58.34	$1.22 MX$25.20	-31.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 NT$26.30	$0.67 MX$13.81	-16.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.10 NT$36.10	$0.80 MX$16.48	-27.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 NT$41.71	$0.83 MX$17.07	-34.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 NT$39.78	$0.85 MX$17.56	-29.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 NT$31.50	$0.83 MX$17.07	-13.5%
Average			-18.0%

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pay 32.7% less for transportation

	Taiwan	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.59 NT$118.20	$4.64 MX$95.67	+29.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.87 NT$1,246.97	$17.87 MX$368.69	-52.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,524.98 NT$1,103,887.09	$18,615.02 MX$384,053.88	-44.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.35 NT$307.75	$3.47 MX$71.69	-62.8%
Average			-32.7%

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pay 54.6% more for housing

	Taiwan	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.76 NT$617.78	$24.38 MX$502.98	+29.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$386.89 NT$12,739.36	$893.52 MX$18,434.59	+130.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$269.95 NT$8,888.69	$544.24 MX$11,228.34	+101.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.00 NT$1,778.13	$30.31 MX$625.36	-43.9%
Average			+54.6%

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pay 30.5% less for childcare

	Taiwan	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$472.11 NT$15,545.26	$381.33 MX$7,867.29	-19.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,471.45 NT$476,505.72	$8,426.99 MX$173,860.58	-41.8%
Average			-30.5%

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pay 14.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Taiwan	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 NT$59.95	$2.73 MX$56.33	+49.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 NT$85.30	$3.01 MX$62.02	+16.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 NT$131.61	$3.92 MX$80.91	-1.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.52 NT$1,136.64	$53.69 MX$1,107.64	+55.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.29 NT$305.77	$4.96 MX$102.41	-46.5%
Average			+14.6%

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pay 13.8% more for clothing

	Taiwan	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.92 NT$2,104.83	$56.36 MX$1,162.69	-11.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.11 NT$925.64	$41.06 MX$847.11	+46.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.13 NT$2,506.72	$91.99 MX$1,897.94	+20.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.74 NT$3,020.65	$91.93 MX$1,896.63	+0.2%
Average			+13.8%

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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: January 2025

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