Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 26.7% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 33.3% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Mexico City
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.07
£14.19
|
$10.09
MX$171.43
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
£7.03
|
$8.90
MX$151.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
£1.68
|
$1.21
MX$20.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.20
|
$0.84
MX$14.24
|
|
pay 13.9% more for groceries
United Kingdom
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Mexico City
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
£1.14
|
$2.63
MX$44.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
£3.33
|
$5.57
MX$94.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
£4.52
|
$6.31
MX$107.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
£2.89
|
$2.49
MX$42.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.66
£2.87
|
$4.13
MX$70.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.94
|
$1.42
MX$24.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.53
|
$0.70
MX$11.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
£0.96
|
$0.82
MX$13.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.10
|
$0.91
MX$15.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.49
|
$0.95
MX$16.11
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.47
|
$0.87
MX$14.71
|
|
pay 51.1% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Mexico City
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
£5.67
|
$5.46
MX$92.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.64
£74.31
|
$21.52
MX$365.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,464.66
£26,273.57
|
$21,960.54
MX$373,114.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
£13.33
|
$5.34
MX$90.76
|
|
pay 38.9% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Mexico City
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
£29.52
|
$27.98
MX$475.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,224.35
£961.26
|
$1,058.85
MX$17,990.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$974.65
£765.21
|
$643.75
MX$10,937.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$234.45
£184.07
|
$41.48
MX$704.76
|
|
pay 57.9% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Mexico City
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,426.61
£1,120.05
|
$408.19
MX$6,935.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,036.83
£14,160.97
|
$10,042.62
MX$170,626.58
|
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pay 28.7% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Mexico City
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.42
£4.25
|
$2.97
MX$50.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
£3.08
|
$3.52
MX$59.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.35
£12.84
|
$4.45
MX$75.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.82
£34.40
|
$60.85
MX$1,033.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.87
£10.11
|
$5.94
MX$100.84
|
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pay 8.8% more for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Mexico City
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.61
£60.15
|
$66.94
MX$1,137.27
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.64
£31.12
|
$45.00
MX$764.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
£71.06
|
$110.60
MX$1,879.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.66
£74.32
|
$106.14
MX$1,803.40
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