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Mexico City vs. Centurion (Verwoerdburg) Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 45.2% more expensive than Centurion (Verwoerdburg).

Restaurants: pay 48.7% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 45.9% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 37.4% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 61.0% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.6% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 27.7% more in Mexico City

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Mexico City are more expensive than in Centurion (Verwoerdburg). Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Centurion (Verwoerdburg) Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Centurion (Verwoerdburg), you would:

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pay 48.7% more for restaurants

	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.95 ZAR185.30	$10.86 MX$197.31	-0.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.96 ZAR83.87	$8.82 MX$160.32	+78.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 ZAR18.06	$1.73 MX$31.47	+62.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 ZAR14.21	$1.30 MX$23.70	+55.3%
Average			+48.7%

Centurion (Verwoerdburg) vs. Mexico City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 45.9% more for groceries

	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.06 ZAR17.96	$2.63 MX$47.71	+147.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.33 ZAR73.37	$5.04 MX$91.60	+16.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.70 ZAR79.61	$6.54 MX$118.83	+39.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.48 ZAR41.90	$2.61 MX$47.38	+5.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.31 ZAR39.18	$3.80 MX$69.15	+64.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 ZAR12.88	$1.37 MX$24.88	+80.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 ZAR12.05	$0.80 MX$14.54	+12.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 ZAR12.69	$0.97 MX$17.69	+29.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 ZAR12.87	$0.91 MX$16.47	+19.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 ZAR10.76	$0.96 MX$17.42	+50.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 ZAR11.96	$0.99 MX$18.07	+40.7%
Average			+45.9%

Centurion (Verwoerdburg) vs. Mexico City - Cost of groceries

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pay 37.4% less for transportation

	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.99 ZAR84.50	$5.14 MX$93.37	+2.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.19 ZAR1,560.42	$19.54 MX$355.17	-78.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,047.30 ZAR390,105.54	$20,030.45 MX$364,045.47	-13.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.29 ZAR191.15	$4.42 MX$80.42	-60.8%
Average			-37.4%

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pay 61.0% more for housing

	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.82 ZAR707.86	$30.93 MX$562.20	-26.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$326.50 ZAR5,526.50	$1,079.15 MX$19,613.07	+230.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$338.51 ZAR5,729.68	$677.25 MX$12,308.67	+100.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$94.63 ZAR1,601.82	$37.36 MX$679.03	-60.5%
Average			+61.0%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$219.22 ZAR3,710.65	$430.39 MX$7,822.12	+96.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,975.66 ZAR67,293.21	$10,897.53 MX$198,058.25	+174.1%
Average			+135.2%

Centurion (Verwoerdburg) vs. Mexico City - Cost of childcare

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pay 35.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.30 ZAR39.01	$3.26 MX$59.19	+41.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.15 ZAR36.32	$3.81 MX$69.31	+77.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.17 ZAR53.64	$4.34 MX$78.93	+37.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.25 ZAR715.19	$58.44 MX$1,062.21	+38.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.78 ZAR131.66	$6.51 MX$118.39	-16.3%
Average			+35.6%

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pay 27.7% more for clothing

	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.50 ZAR854.72	$60.95 MX$1,107.65	+20.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.61 ZAR568.90	$48.08 MX$873.77	+43.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.07 ZAR1,507.60	$105.72 MX$1,921.42	+18.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.43 ZAR1,462.90	$110.91 MX$2,015.75	+28.3%
Average			+27.7%

Centurion (Verwoerdburg) vs. Mexico City - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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