Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 48.3% more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 11.7% more for restaurants
Buenos Aires
|
Mexico City
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
$5,983.25
|
$8.28
MX$138.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
$4,273.75
|
$6.95
MX$116.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
$879.31
|
$1.06
MX$17.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
$766.93
|
$0.78
MX$13.00
|
|
pay 72.6% more for groceries
Buenos Aires
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
$1,146.91
|
$2.09
MX$34.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.51
$3,003.47
|
$4.43
MX$74.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
$2,695.88
|
$5.45
MX$91.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
$1,246.48
|
$2.15
MX$36.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
$1,507.61
|
$3.19
MX$53.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
$564.03
|
$1.21
MX$20.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
$484.36
|
$0.62
MX$10.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
$264.93
|
$0.71
MX$11.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
$574.74
|
$0.76
MX$12.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
$254.80
|
$0.78
MX$13.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
$285.82
|
$0.73
MX$12.31
|
|
pay 50.0% more for transportation
Buenos Aires
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
$3,005.86
|
$4.92
MX$82.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
$5,812.30
|
$17.77
MX$298.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
$21,368,750.00
|
$22,067.99
MX$369,994.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
$4,273.75
|
$5.52
MX$92.50
|
|
pay 76.2% more for housing
Buenos Aires
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.47
$20,063.03
|
$28.01
MX$469.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$313.32
$267,810.66
|
$826.42
MX$13,855.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.62
$192,844.75
|
$480.11
MX$8,049.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.96
$31,590.54
|
$40.24
MX$674.68
|
|
pay 79.3% more for childcare
Buenos Aires
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.40
$160,180.15
|
$377.91
MX$6,336.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,653.81
$4,832,592.82
|
$8,870.11
MX$148,717.09
|
|
pay 64.9% more for entertainment and sports
Buenos Aires
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
$1,709.50
|
$2.76
MX$46.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
$1,467.86
|
$2.89
MX$48.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
$1,709.50
|
$3.86
MX$64.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.07
$18,865.00
|
$49.94
MX$837.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
$4,273.75
|
$4.97
MX$83.25
|
|
pay 16.8% less for clothing
Buenos Aires
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.11
$57,358.78
|
$56.86
MX$953.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.53
$49,176.78
|
$37.51
MX$628.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.00
$91,461.10
|
$92.48
MX$1,550.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.70
$84,365.31
|
$95.13
MX$1,594.89
|
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