Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 1.3% more expensive than Dominica.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Dominica, you would:
pay 18.4% less for restaurants
Dominica
|
Mexico
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$8.03
MX$136.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$6.54
MX$111.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
$1.03
MX$17.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
$0.77
MX$13.07
|
|
pay 37.2% less for groceries
Dominica
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
EC$6.88
|
$1.99
MX$33.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.54
MX$60.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
$4.85
MX$82.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
$2.03
MX$34.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.00
MX$51.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.21
MX$20.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.55
MX$9.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.60
MX$10.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.64
MX$10.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
$0.68
MX$11.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
$0.64
MX$10.93
|
|
pay 27.7% more for transportation
Dominica
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
$4.64
MX$79.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
$20.68
MX$352.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$18,674.04
MX$318,172.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.82
MX$201.47
|
|
pay 5.2% more for housing
Dominica
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
$30.39
MX$517.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
$421.91
MX$7,188.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
$289.43
MX$4,931.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$46.38
MX$790.25
|
|
pay 84.2% more for childcare
Dominica
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$204.47
MX$3,483.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,904.22
MX$66,520.99
|
|
pay 17.5% less for entertainment and sports
Dominica
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.08
MX$35.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
$2.65
MX$45.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$3.58
MX$60.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
$34.48
MX$587.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$4.19
MX$71.41
|
|
pay 35.2% less for clothing
Dominica
|
Mexico
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$44.78
MX$762.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$34.80
MX$592.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
$81.99
MX$1,396.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
$70.46
MX$1,200.45
|
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