Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 20.5% more expensive than Brasilia.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Brasilia, you would:
pay 11.8% more for restaurants
Brasilia
|
Mexico City
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.93
R$30.09
|
$8.28
MX$140.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.92
R$35.11
|
$6.95
MX$117.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
R$5.41
|
$1.06
MX$18.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
R$3.64
|
$0.78
MX$13.16
|
|
pay 35.3% more for groceries
Brasilia
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.61
R$8.16
|
$2.09
MX$35.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.63
R$23.47
|
$4.43
MX$75.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.23
R$21.46
|
$5.45
MX$92.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
R$11.59
|
$2.15
MX$36.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.82
R$9.24
|
$3.19
MX$54.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
R$3.95
|
$1.21
MX$20.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
R$2.71
|
$0.62
MX$10.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
R$2.19
|
$0.71
MX$12.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$3.53
|
$0.76
MX$12.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
R$2.43
|
$0.78
MX$13.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.38
|
$0.73
MX$12.46
|
|
pay 25.8% less for transportation
Brasilia
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
R$23.26
|
$4.92
MX$83.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.51
R$256.23
|
$17.77
MX$301.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,730.52
R$120,373.04
|
$22,067.99
MX$374,493.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.99
R$45.59
|
$5.52
MX$93.62
|
|
pay 55.4% more for housing
Brasilia
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.45
R$108.79
|
$28.01
MX$475.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.72
R$1,951.50
|
$826.42
MX$14,024.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$223.17
R$1,132.03
|
$480.11
MX$8,147.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.73
R$333.43
|
$40.24
MX$682.88
|
|
pay 4.2% less for childcare
Brasilia
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$383.64
R$1,946.03
|
$377.91
MX$6,413.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,542.54
R$48,404.55
|
$8,870.11
MX$150,525.71
|
|
pay 51.1% more for entertainment and sports
Brasilia
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.98
R$10.03
|
$2.76
MX$46.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
R$8.22
|
$2.89
MX$48.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.37
R$12.04
|
$3.86
MX$65.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.91
R$121.27
|
$49.94
MX$847.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.51
R$38.12
|
$4.97
MX$84.26
|
|
pay 19.9% more for clothing
Brasilia
|
Mexico City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.01
R$233.38
|
$56.86
MX$964.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.46
R$230.61
|
$37.51
MX$636.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
R$385.42
|
$92.48
MX$1,569.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.59
R$317.48
|
$95.13
MX$1,614.28
|
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