Cost of living comparison
If you lived in West Island instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Mexico City
|
West Island
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.09
MX$201.64
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.90
MX$177.92
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
MX$24.15
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MX$16.75
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Mexico City
|
West Island
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.63
MX$52.58
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.57
MX$111.33
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
MX$126.12
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
MX$49.74
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
MX$82.56
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.42
MX$28.43
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
MX$14.05
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
MX$16.42
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
MX$18.26
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
MX$18.95
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
MX$17.31
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Mexico City
|
West Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.46
MX$109.01
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.52
MX$430.09
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,960.54
MX$438,857.28
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
MX$106.75
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Mexico City
|
West Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.98
MX$559.06
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,058.85
MX$21,160.04
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$643.75
MX$12,864.63
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.48
MX$828.94
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Mexico City
|
West Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.19
MX$8,157.14
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,042.62
MX$200,690.78
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Mexico City
|
West Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.97
MX$59.31
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
MX$70.32
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.45
MX$88.96
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.85
MX$1,216.11
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
MX$118.61
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Mexico City
|
West Island
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.94
MX$1,337.66
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.00
MX$899.26
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.60
MX$2,210.21
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.14
MX$2,121.16
|
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