Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 27.5% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 4.8% more for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.13
DJF1,811
|
$10.09
MX$194.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.13
DJF1,811
|
$8.90
MX$171.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
DJF163
|
$1.21
MX$23.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
DJF151
|
$0.84
MX$16.17
|
|
pay 30.7% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.77
DJF1,031
|
$2.63
MX$50.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.57
MX$107.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.84
DJF2,475
|
$6.31
MX$121.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.58
DJF1,177
|
$2.49
MX$48.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.20
DJF2,003
|
$4.13
MX$79.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
DJF319
|
$1.42
MX$27.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
DJF183
|
$0.70
MX$13.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
DJF228
|
$0.82
MX$15.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
DJF194
|
$0.91
MX$17.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
DJF129
|
$0.95
MX$18.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
DJF157
|
$0.87
MX$16.70
|
|
pay 42.9% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
DJF1,047
|
$5.46
MX$105.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$21.52
MX$415.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,960.54
MX$423,552.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.32
DJF4,527
|
$5.34
MX$103.03
|
|
pay 36.9% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.89
DJF7,668
|
$27.98
MX$539.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,369.10
DJF244,798
|
$1,058.85
MX$20,422.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.36
DJF119,684
|
$643.75
MX$12,416.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$305.63
DJF54,647
|
$41.48
MX$800.04
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.79
DJF30,181
|
$408.19
MX$7,872.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,025.51
DJF362,167
|
$10,042.62
MX$193,692.08
|
|
pay 25.9% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.19
DJF1,107
|
$2.97
MX$57.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
DJF428
|
$3.52
MX$67.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.45
MX$85.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.15
DJF18,444
|
$60.85
MX$1,173.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.07
DJF2,515
|
$5.94
MX$114.47
|
|
pay 55.0% more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.76
DJF6,036
|
$66.94
MX$1,291.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.91
DJF4,276
|
$45.00
MX$867.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.15
DJF21,126
|
$110.60
MX$2,133.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.96
DJF13,581
|
$106.14
MX$2,047.19
|
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