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Mexico City vs. Burkina Faso Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 46.7% more expensive than Burkina Faso overall.

Restaurants: pay 85.9% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 15.2% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 42.9% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 45.6% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 91.2% more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 85.1% more in Mexico City

The cost of childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries in Mexico City are more expensive than in Burkina Faso. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Burkina Faso Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Burkina Faso, you would:

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pay 85.9% more for restaurants

	Burkina Faso	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.37 F CFA3,035	$10.86 MX$198.62	+102.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.05 F CFA4,553	$8.82 MX$161.38	+9.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 F CFA472	$1.73 MX$31.68	+107.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 F CFA329	$1.30 MX$23.86	+124.3%
Average			+85.9%

Burkina Faso vs. Mexico City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 15.2% more for groceries

	Burkina Faso	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.95 F CFA536	$2.63 MX$48.03	+177.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.94 F CFA5,059	$5.04 MX$92.21	-43.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.61 F CFA6,000	$6.54 MX$119.62	-38.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.05 F CFA1,723	$2.61 MX$47.69	-14.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.74 F CFA5,507	$3.80 MX$69.61	-60.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.03 F CFA1,147	$1.37 MX$25.05	-32.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 F CFA358	$0.80 MX$14.63	+26.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 F CFA257	$0.97 MX$17.81	+114.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 F CFA630	$0.91 MX$16.58	-18.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 F CFA572	$0.96 MX$17.54	-5.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 F CFA346	$0.99 MX$18.19	+62.7%
Average			+15.2%

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pay 42.9% less for transportation

	Burkina Faso	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.76 F CFA3,256	$5.14 MX$93.99	-10.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$19.54 MX$357.52
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,457.72 F CFA21,753,584	$20,030.45 MX$366,457.13	-47.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.85 F CFA8,398	$4.42 MX$80.95	-70.2%
Average			-42.9%

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pay 45.6% more for housing

	Burkina Faso	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.62 F CFA28,634	$30.93 MX$565.92	-38.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$447.18 F CFA252,949	$1,079.15 MX$19,743.00	+141.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$280.23 F CFA158,514	$677.25 MX$12,390.21	+141.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.57 F CFA55,192	$37.36 MX$683.53	-61.7%
Average			+45.6%

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pay 91.2% more for childcare

	Burkina Faso	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$134.15 F CFA75,885	$430.39 MX$7,873.93	+220.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,731.14 F CFA10,029,609	$10,897.53 MX$199,370.32	-38.5%
Average			+91.2%

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pay 85.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Burkina Faso	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.07 F CFA607	$3.26 MX$59.59	+203.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 F CFA1,012	$3.81 MX$69.77	+113.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.79 F CFA1,012	$4.34 MX$79.45	+142.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.61 F CFA35,413	$58.44 MX$1,069.25	-6.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.94 F CFA5,059	$6.51 MX$119.17	-27.2%
Average			+85.1%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Burkina Faso	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$60.95 MX$1,114.99
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$48.08 MX$879.56
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$105.72 MX$1,934.15
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$110.91 MX$2,029.10

Burkina Faso vs. Mexico City - Cost of clothing

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