Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 24.5% more expensive than Beirut.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 4.7% more for restaurants
Beirut
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
LBP712,669
|
$10.09
MX$167.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
$8.90
MX$147.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP134,840
|
$1.21
MX$20.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,104
|
$0.84
MX$13.92
|
|
pay 88.3% more for groceries
Beirut
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LBP69,720
|
$2.63
MX$43.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
LBP457,622
|
$5.57
MX$92.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LBP571,974
|
$6.31
MX$104.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP192,924
|
$2.49
MX$41.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.32
LBP295,347
|
$4.13
MX$68.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
LBP54,045
|
$1.42
MX$23.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP50,791
|
$0.70
MX$11.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LBP33,312
|
$0.82
MX$13.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,258
|
$0.91
MX$15.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
LBP29,228
|
$0.95
MX$15.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP35,862
|
$0.87
MX$14.38
|
|
pay 21.3% less for transportation
Beirut
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
LBP314,737
|
$5.46
MX$90.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,809,804
|
$21.52
MX$357.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
LBP2,227,091,542
|
$21,960.54
MX$364,733.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,202,629
|
$5.34
MX$88.72
|
|
pay 2.8% less for housing
Beirut
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,509,860
|
$27.98
MX$464.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$771.88
LBP68,761,451
|
$1,058.85
MX$17,586.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.23
LBP32,892,429
|
$643.75
MX$10,691.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.49
LBP16,880,044
|
$41.48
MX$688.93
|
|
pay 83.8% more for childcare
Beirut
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.00
LBP28,952,190
|
$408.19
MX$6,779.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,150.00
LBP369,697,196
|
$10,042.62
MX$166,793.92
|
|
pay 30.0% more for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP267,251
|
$2.97
MX$49.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
LBP221,137
|
$3.52
MX$58.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,002
|
$4.45
MX$73.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.83
LBP5,419,256
|
$60.85
MX$1,010.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
$5.94
MX$98.58
|
|
pay 11.1% less for clothing
Beirut
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.69
LBP7,455,189
|
$66.94
MX$1,111.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,835,970
|
$45.00
MX$747.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.86
LBP9,608,309
|
$110.60
MX$1,836.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.86
LBP10,499,146
|
$106.14
MX$1,762.89
|
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