Cost of living comparison

Saint Kitts and Nevis

compared to

Mexico

Mexico City vs. Basseterre Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 4.9% cheaper than Basseterre.

Restaurants: pay 32.2% less in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 24.0% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 14.4% more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.8% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 18.2% less in Mexico City

The cost of entertainment and sports and housing in Mexico City are more expensive than in Basseterre. Expenses including restaurants, groceries, and clothing are lower in Mexico City.

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Mexico City vs. Basseterre Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.2% less for restaurants

	Basseterre	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.50 EC$50.00	$11.13 MX$205.76	-39.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.98 EC$37.77	$11.07 MX$204.73	-20.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$1.63 MX$30.14	-19.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.28 EC$6.17	$1.30 MX$24.06	-43.0%
Average			-32.2%

Basseterre vs. Mexico City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.0% less for groceries

	Basseterre	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$3.70 EC$10.00	$3.03 MX$56.07	-18.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$6.02 MX$111.38
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.25 EC$25.00	$6.73 MX$124.42	-27.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.55 EC$15.00	$2.87 MX$53.00	-48.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.20 EC$11.34	$4.39 MX$81.13	+4.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01 EC$5.44	$1.43 MX$26.42	-29.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 EC$3.77	$0.90 MX$16.67	-35.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.93 MX$17.19
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.68 EC$4.54	$1.04 MX$19.27	-37.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 EC$2.72	$0.91 MX$16.90	-9.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$0.85 MX$15.71	+1.2%
Average			-24.0%

Basseterre vs. Mexico City - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Basseterre	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$5.76 MX$106.56
Monthly public transit pass	??	$20.03 MX$370.37
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$21,528.95 MX$398K
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$6.54 MX$120.88

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pay 14.4% more for housing

	Basseterre	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$34.66 MX$640.87
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$700.00 EC$1,891.79	$1,053.82 MX$19,488.15	+50.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$648.77 EC$1,753.33	$672.38 MX$12,434.27	+3.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.53 EC$179.80	$47.71 MX$882.34	-28.3%
Average			+14.4%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Basseterre	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$435.78 MX$8,058.88
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$12,045.70 MX$223K

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pay 28.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Basseterre	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$3.34 MX$61.73	+64.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$3.80 MX$70.36	+2.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$5.29 MX$97.74
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 EC$100.00	$57.09 MX$1,055.72	+54.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.29 EC$17.00	$6.68 MX$123.46	+6.1%
Average			+28.8%

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pay 18.2% less for clothing

	Basseterre	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.81 EC$240.00	$70.61 MX$1,305.78	-20.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$53.64 MX$991.98
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.51 EC$350.00	$109.04 MX$2,016.43	-15.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$115.97 MX$2,144.64
Average			-18.2%

Basseterre vs. Mexico City - Cost of clothing

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