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Mexico City vs. Aden Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 67.8% more expensive than Aden.

Restaurants: pay 0.1% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 41.1% less in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 48.7% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 93.4% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 6.2 times more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.8% less in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 41.6% less in Mexico City

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

Mexico City vs. Aden Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 0.1% more for restaurants

	Aden	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.49 YER2,742	$10.86 MX$196.39	-5.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.45 YER2,493	$8.82 MX$159.57	-15.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.17 YER518	$1.73 MX$31.33	-20.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 YER219	$1.30 MX$23.59	+41.8%
Average			+0.1%

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pay 41.1% less for groceries

	Aden	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.31 YER551	$2.63 MX$47.49	+13.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.65 YER871	$5.04 MX$91.17	+38.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$15.29 YER3,649	$6.54 MX$118.28	-57.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$9.86 YER2,353	$2.61 MX$47.16	-73.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.95 YER2,374	$3.80 MX$68.82	-61.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$5.05 YER1,206	$1.37 MX$24.77	-72.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.33 YER317	$0.80 MX$14.47	-39.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.93 YER938	$0.97 MX$17.61	-75.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.80 YER430	$0.91 MX$16.39	-49.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 YER374	$0.96 MX$17.34	-38.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.52 YER362	$0.99 MX$17.98	-34.4%
Average			-41.1%

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pay 48.7% less for transportation

	Aden	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$12.71 YER3,032	$5.14 MX$92.93	-59.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$91.93 YER21,936	$19.54 MX$353.50	-78.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,715.42 YER4M	$20,030.45 MX$362K	+19.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.67 YER4,455	$4.42 MX$80.04	-76.3%
Average			-48.7%

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pay 93.4% more for housing

	Aden	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$64.18 YER15,314	$30.93 MX$559.56	-51.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$269.39 YER64,277	$1,079.15 MX$19,521.02	+300.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.89 YER60,101	$677.25 MX$12,250.91	+168.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.05 YER15,999	$37.36 MX$675.84	-44.3%
Average			+93.4%

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pay 6.2 times more for childcare

	Aden	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$86.09 YER20,542	$430.39 MX$7,785.40	+399.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,487.00 YER355K	$10,897.53 MX$197K	+632.9%
Average			+516.4%

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pay 3.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Aden	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.75 YER895	$3.26 MX$58.92	-13.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.22 YER1,006	$3.81 MX$68.99	-9.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.01 YER1,196	$4.34 MX$78.56	-13.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.12 YER13,152	$58.44 MX$1,057.23	+6.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.85 YER1,396	$6.51 MX$117.83	+11.3%
Average			-3.8%

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pay 41.6% less for clothing

	Aden	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$98.90 YER23,597	$60.95 MX$1,102.45	-38.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$104.47 YER24,927	$48.08 MX$869.67	-54.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$158.80 YER37,889	$105.72 MX$1,912.40	-33.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$186.66 YER44,536	$110.91 MX$2,006.29	-40.6%
Average			-41.6%

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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: April 2026

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