Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 7.0% cheaper than Cancun.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Cancun, you would:
pay 9.8% less for restaurants
Cancun
|
Mexico
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.93
MX$168.52
|
$8.03
MX$136.20
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.07
MX$102.99
|
$6.54
MX$110.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
MX$19.37
|
$1.03
MX$17.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
MX$15.82
|
$0.77
MX$13.01
|
|
pay 6.6% less for groceries
Cancun
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
MX$29.05
|
$1.99
MX$33.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.62
MX$78.44
|
$3.54
MX$60.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
MX$81.07
|
$4.85
MX$82.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
MX$34.48
|
$2.03
MX$34.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.98
MX$50.64
|
$3.00
MX$50.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
MX$23.78
|
$1.21
MX$20.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
MX$10.19
|
$0.55
MX$9.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
MX$12.53
|
$0.60
MX$10.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
MX$11.28
|
$0.64
MX$10.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MX$12.24
|
$0.68
MX$11.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
MX$13.08
|
$0.64
MX$10.89
|
|
pay 6.5% less for transportation
Cancun
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
MX$82.27
|
$4.64
MX$78.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.78
MX$488.47
|
$20.68
MX$351.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,102.87
MX$222,355.70
|
$18,674.04
MX$316,898.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.44
MX$312.96
|
$11.82
MX$200.67
|
|
pay 15.2% less for housing
Cancun
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.63
MX$435.00
|
$30.39
MX$515.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$625.26
MX$10,610.66
|
$421.91
MX$7,159.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$341.64
MX$5,797.63
|
$289.43
MX$4,911.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.71
MX$1,148.99
|
$46.38
MX$787.09
|
|
pay 10.7% less for childcare
Cancun
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.41
MX$3,061.49
|
$204.47
MX$3,469.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,985.94
MX$101,581.45
|
$3,904.22
MX$66,254.67
|
|
pay 0.6% more for entertainment and sports
Cancun
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.21
MX$37.45
|
$2.08
MX$35.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.72
MX$46.14
|
$2.65
MX$45.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.67
MX$62.26
|
$3.58
MX$60.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.76
MX$555.89
|
$34.48
MX$585.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
MX$65.54
|
$4.19
MX$71.12
|
|
pay 0.6% less for clothing
Cancun
|
Mexico
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
MX$748.99
|
$44.78
MX$759.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.72
MX$623.22
|
$34.80
MX$590.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.24
MX$1,310.73
|
$81.99
MX$1,391.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.93
MX$1,254.55
|
$70.46
MX$1,195.65
|
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