Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 4.1 times more expensive than Colombo.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Colombo
|
Mexico City
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.65
Rs492.37
|
$8.28
MX$137.73
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
Rs1,500.56
|
$6.95
MX$115.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
Rs152.31
|
$1.06
MX$17.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
Rs73.20
|
$0.78
MX$12.91
|
|
pay 27.0% more for groceries
Colombo
|
Mexico City
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
Rs221.15
|
$2.09
MX$34.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
Rs1,292.30
|
$4.43
MX$73.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.48
Rs1,632.12
|
$5.45
MX$90.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.19
Rs653.66
|
$2.15
MX$35.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
Rs669.40
|
$3.19
MX$53.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.49
Rs741.32
|
$1.21
MX$20.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
Rs124.49
|
$0.62
MX$10.32
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.10
Rs625.01
|
$0.71
MX$11.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
Rs209.94
|
$0.76
MX$12.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
Rs164.67
|
$0.78
MX$13.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
Rs112.73
|
$0.73
MX$12.22
|
|
pay 84.7% more for transportation
Colombo
|
Mexico City
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
Rs1,561.22
|
$4.92
MX$81.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.72
Rs1,406.77
|
$17.77
MX$295.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,917.63
Rs8,909,551.23
|
$22,067.99
MX$367,277.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.83
Rs844.06
|
$5.52
MX$91.82
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Colombo
|
Mexico City
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.95
Rs3,559.73
|
$28.01
MX$466.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.69
Rs101,756.49
|
$826.42
MX$13,754.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.52
Rs42,443.14
|
$480.11
MX$7,990.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.52
Rs7,600.81
|
$40.24
MX$669.72
|
|
pay 15.8 times more for childcare
Colombo
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$26.09
Rs7,770.74
|
$377.91
MX$6,289.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$520.92
Rs155,131.01
|
$8,870.11
MX$147,625.18
|
|
pay 92.7% more for entertainment and sports
Colombo
|
Mexico City
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
Rs468.92
|
$2.76
MX$45.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
Rs549.63
|
$2.89
MX$48.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
Rs1,875.69
|
$3.86
MX$64.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.09
Rs3,599.97
|
$49.94
MX$831.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.15
Rs937.85
|
$4.97
MX$82.64
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Colombo
|
Mexico City
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.08
Rs7,171.77
|
$56.86
MX$946.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.10
Rs4,795.81
|
$37.51
MX$624.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.57
Rs16,250.63
|
$92.48
MX$1,539.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.14
Rs8,678.02
|
$95.13
MX$1,583.18
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