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Mexico City vs. Blackburn Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 21.8% cheaper than Blackburn.

Restaurants: pay 17.6% less in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 3.2% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 54.4% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 37.8% less in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 20.4% less in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.5% less in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 8.6% more in Mexico City

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

Mexico City vs. Blackburn Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.6% less for restaurants

	Blackburn	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.66 £12.45	$10.86 MX$195.79	-34.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.68 £6.49	$8.82 MX$159.08	+1.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 £1.61	$1.73 MX$31.23	-19.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 £1.18	$1.30 MX$23.52	-17.2%
Average			-17.6%

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pay 3.2% more for groceries

	Blackburn	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.59 £1.19	$2.63 MX$47.34	+65.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.90 £5.16	$5.04 MX$90.89	-27.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.09 £4.55	$6.54 MX$117.92	+7.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.65 £2.73	$2.61 MX$47.01	-28.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.04 £3.02	$3.80 MX$68.61	-5.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 £0.95	$1.37 MX$24.69	+7.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 £0.61	$0.80 MX$14.43	-1.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.06 £0.79	$0.97 MX$17.55	-8.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.49 £1.11	$0.91 MX$16.34	-39.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 £0.54	$0.96 MX$17.29	+32.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 £0.56	$0.99 MX$17.93	+32.0%
Average			+3.2%

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pay 54.4% less for transportation

	Blackburn	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.19 £5.38	$5.14 MX$92.65	-28.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$73.78 £55.15	$19.54 MX$352.42	-73.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,772.71 £28,234.95	$20,030.45 MX$361,229.19	-47.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.00 £10.46	$4.42 MX$79.79	-68.4%
Average			-54.4%

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pay 37.8% less for housing

	Blackburn	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.85 £32.03	$30.93 MX$557.85	-27.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,201.89 £898.41	$1,079.15 MX$19,461.34	-10.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$951.50 £711.24	$677.25 MX$12,213.45	-28.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$238.22 £178.07	$37.36 MX$673.78	-84.3%
Average			-37.8%

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pay 20.4% less for childcare

	Blackburn	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,275.34 £953.31	$430.39 MX$7,761.60	-66.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,680.31 £6,488.50	$10,897.53 MX$196,526.06	+25.5%
Average			-20.4%

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pay 34.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Blackburn	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.34 £3.99	$3.26 MX$58.74	-39.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.15 £3.10	$3.81 MX$68.78	-8.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$20.03 £14.97	$4.34 MX$78.32	-78.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.19 £38.27	$58.44 MX$1,053.99	+14.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.69 £12.48	$6.51 MX$117.47	-61.0%
Average			-34.5%

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pay 8.6% more for clothing

	Blackburn	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.58 £63.22	$60.95 MX$1,099.08	-27.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.51 £33.27	$48.08 MX$867.02	+8.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.17 £82.35	$105.72 MX$1,906.56	-4.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.11 £52.41	$110.91 MX$2,000.15	+58.2%
Average			+8.6%

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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: December 2025

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