Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 30.8% cheaper than Canada.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Canada, you would:
pay 39.1% less for restaurants
Canada
|
Mexico City
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.95
CA$21.81
|
$8.28
MX$140.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
CA$12.06
|
$6.95
MX$117.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
CA$2.42
|
$1.06
MX$18.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
$0.78
MX$13.16
|
|
pay 29.7% less for groceries
Canada
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
CA$3.13
|
$2.09
MX$35.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
CA$7.37
|
$4.43
MX$75.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CA$10.40
|
$5.45
MX$92.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
CA$4.15
|
$2.15
MX$36.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
CA$6.57
|
$3.19
MX$54.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
CA$2.22
|
$1.21
MX$20.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
$0.62
MX$10.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
$0.71
MX$12.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
$0.76
MX$12.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
CA$1.54
|
$0.78
MX$13.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CA$1.52
|
$0.73
MX$12.46
|
|
pay 33.9% less for transportation
Canada
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
CA$6.78
|
$4.92
MX$83.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.09
CA$86.26
|
$17.77
MX$301.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,101.60
CA$28,849.06
|
$22,067.99
MX$374,493.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
CA$23.21
|
$5.52
MX$93.62
|
|
pay 48.1% less for housing
Canada
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
CA$87.55
|
$28.01
MX$475.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,066.70
CA$1,458.34
|
$826.42
MX$14,024.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$952.71
CA$1,302.50
|
$480.11
MX$8,147.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.22
CA$153.42
|
$40.24
MX$682.88
|
|
pay 41.3% less for childcare
Canada
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$746.92
CA$1,021.15
|
$377.91
MX$6,413.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,296.08
CA$18,177.74
|
$8,870.11
MX$150,525.71
|
|
pay 31.6% less for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
CA$6.39
|
$2.76
MX$46.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
CA$4.53
|
$2.89
MX$48.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.96
CA$16.35
|
$3.86
MX$65.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.49
CA$59.45
|
$49.94
MX$847.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.20
CA$13.94
|
$4.97
MX$84.26
|
|
pay 7.8% more for clothing
Canada
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.87
CA$68.18
|
$56.86
MX$964.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
CA$50.47
|
$37.51
MX$636.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.02
CA$106.67
|
$92.48
MX$1,569.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
CA$133.74
|
$95.13
MX$1,614.28
|
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