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Mexico City vs. Balti Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 71.5% more expensive than Balti.

Restaurants: pay 59.8% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 9.0% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 99.0% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.3% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 10.8% less in Mexico City

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

Mexico City vs. Balti Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 59.8% more for restaurants

	Balti	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.51 MDL146.12	$10.86 MX$193.23	+27.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.90 MDL135.68	$8.82 MX$157.00	+11.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 MDL15.28	$1.73 MX$30.82	+94.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 MDL10.90	$1.30 MX$23.21	+105.5%
Average			+59.8%

Balti vs. Mexico City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Balti	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.43 MDL7.31	$2.63 MX$46.72	+516.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.86 MDL83.50	$5.04 MX$89.71	+3.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.78 MDL82.06	$6.54 MX$116.37	+36.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 MDL28.81	$2.61 MX$46.40	+55.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.14 MDL36.67	$3.80 MX$67.72	+78.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.41 MDL7.06	$1.37 MX$24.37	+233.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 MDL14.82	$0.80 MX$14.24	-7.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 MDL12.26	$0.97 MX$17.32	+36.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 MDL16.62	$0.91 MX$16.13	-6.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 MDL5.87	$0.96 MX$17.06	+180.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.27 MDL4.60	$0.99 MX$17.70	+271.3%
Average			+127.1%

Balti vs. Mexico City - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.0% less for transportation

	Balti	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.28 MDL90.65	$5.14 MX$91.44	-2.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$18.24 MDL313.11	$19.54 MX$347.81	+7.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,975.35 MDL549K	$20,030.45 MX$357K	-37.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.56 MDL78.28	$4.42 MX$78.75	-3.0%
Average			-9.0%

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pay 99.0% more for housing

	Balti	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.70 MDL183.66	$30.93 MX$550.55	+189.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$421.56 MDL7,237.82	$1,079.15 MX$19,206.67	+156.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$303.95 MDL5,218.47	$677.25 MX$12,053.62	+122.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.57 MDL2,276.08	$37.36 MX$664.96	-71.8%
Average			+99.0%

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Balti	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$121.58 MDL2,087.39	$430.39 MX$7,660.03	+254.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,674.29 MDL97,421.53	$10,897.53 MX$194K	+92.1%
Average			+173.1%

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pay 61.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Balti	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 MDL31.31	$3.26 MX$57.97	+78.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.68 MDL28.88	$3.81 MX$67.88	+126.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.34 MDL57.40	$4.34 MX$77.29	+29.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.55 MDL730.59	$58.44 MX$1,040.20	+37.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.86 MDL83.50	$6.51 MX$115.94	+33.9%
Average			+61.3%

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pay 10.8% less for clothing

	Balti	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.78 MDL1,163.78	$60.95 MX$1,084.70	-10.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.80 MDL940.81	$48.08 MX$855.67	-12.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.62 MDL2,019.42	$105.72 MX$1,881.61	-10.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$124.34 MDL2,134.82	$110.91 MX$1,973.98	-10.8%
Average			-10.8%

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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: March 2026

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