Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 18.3% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 0.8% more for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,657
|
$8.28
MX$140.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,607
|
$6.95
MX$117.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF120
|
$1.06
MX$18.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF170
|
$0.78
MX$13.16
|
|
pay 20.5% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF402
|
$2.09
MX$35.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,791
|
$4.43
MX$75.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,091
|
$5.45
MX$92.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF623
|
$2.15
MX$36.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF828
|
$3.19
MX$54.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF319
|
$1.21
MX$20.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.62
MX$10.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF182
|
$0.71
MX$12.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.76
MX$12.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF102
|
$0.78
MX$13.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF117
|
$0.73
MX$12.46
|
|
pay 22.5% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF898
|
$4.92
MX$83.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,255
|
$17.77
MX$301.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,108,938
|
$22,067.99
MX$374,493.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,519
|
$5.52
MX$93.62
|
|
pay 31.4% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,659
|
$28.01
MX$475.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF145,617
|
$826.42
MX$14,024.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF103,082
|
$480.11
MX$8,147.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,094
|
$40.24
MX$682.88
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,106
|
$377.91
MX$6,413.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,111,377
|
$8,870.11
MX$150,525.71
|
|
pay 15.2% more for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,004
|
$2.76
MX$46.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF339
|
$2.89
MX$48.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF251
|
$3.86
MX$65.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,055
|
$49.94
MX$847.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,511
|
$4.97
MX$84.26
|
|
pay 82.2% more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,749
|
$56.86
MX$964.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,352
|
$37.51
MX$636.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,712
|
$92.48
MX$1,569.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,047
|
$95.13
MX$1,614.28
|
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