Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 16.3% more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in Mexico instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 26.7% more for restaurants
South Africa
|
Mexico
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
ZAR143.66
|
$8.03
MX$134.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
ZAR72.80
|
$6.54
MX$109.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
ZAR16.13
|
$1.03
MX$17.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
ZAR12.08
|
$0.77
MX$12.87
|
|
pay 42.2% more for groceries
South Africa
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
ZAR15.19
|
$1.99
MX$33.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.09
ZAR57.42
|
$3.54
MX$59.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
ZAR65.14
|
$4.85
MX$81.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
ZAR31.81
|
$2.03
MX$33.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
ZAR34.29
|
$3.00
MX$50.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.34
|
$1.21
MX$20.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
ZAR10.56
|
$0.55
MX$9.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.98
|
$0.60
MX$9.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.86
|
$0.64
MX$10.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
ZAR8.65
|
$0.68
MX$11.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
ZAR8.63
|
$0.64
MX$10.76
|
|
pay 2.8% more for transportation
South Africa
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
ZAR86.27
|
$4.64
MX$77.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.67
ZAR754.66
|
$20.68
MX$347.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,011.69
ZAR334,213.72
|
$18,674.04
MX$313,357.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.53
ZAR139.78
|
$11.82
MX$198.43
|
|
pay 16.0% less for housing
South Africa
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
ZAR891.71
|
$30.39
MX$510.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.02
ZAR6,327.82
|
$421.91
MX$7,079.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$317.79
ZAR5,896.73
|
$289.43
MX$4,856.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.15
ZAR1,487.21
|
$46.38
MX$778.29
|
|
pay 28.4% more for childcare
South Africa
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.19
ZAR2,916.67
|
$204.47
MX$3,431.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,082.89
ZAR57,204.16
|
$3,904.22
MX$65,514.43
|
|
pay 22.0% more for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
ZAR31.46
|
$2.08
MX$34.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
ZAR31.06
|
$2.65
MX$44.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
ZAR47.57
|
$3.58
MX$60.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.74
ZAR570.34
|
$34.48
MX$578.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.40
ZAR100.15
|
$4.19
MX$70.32
|
|
pay 8.1% more for clothing
South Africa
|
Mexico
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.19
ZAR801.35
|
$44.78
MX$751.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
ZAR500.19
|
$34.80
MX$583.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.72
ZAR1,497.72
|
$81.99
MX$1,375.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.81
ZAR1,332.46
|
$70.46
MX$1,182.29
|
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