Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 33.9% more expensive than Ecuador.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 61.9% more for restaurants
|
Ecuador
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
|
$9.93
MX$200.47
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.83
|
$7.45
MX$150.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$1.08
MX$21.79
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
|
$0.77
MX$15.60
|
|
pay 42.3% more for groceries
|
Ecuador
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
|
$2.45
MX$49.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
|
$4.87
MX$98.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.18
|
$5.51
MX$111.20
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.19
|
$2.18
MX$44.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.60
|
$3.57
MX$72.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
|
$1.22
MX$24.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$0.67
MX$13.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
|
$0.80
MX$16.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
|
$0.83
MX$16.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$0.85
MX$17.18
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
|
$0.83
MX$16.71
|
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pay 7.6% less for transportation
|
Ecuador
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.46
|
$4.64
MX$93.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.42
|
$17.87
MX$360.85
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,111.11
|
$18,615.02
MX$375,889.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.51
|
$3.47
MX$70.17
|
|
pay 54.0% more for housing
|
Ecuador
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.71
|
$24.38
MX$492.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$344.59
|
$893.52
MX$18,042.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.18
|
$544.24
MX$10,989.64
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.19
|
$30.31
MX$612.07
|
|
pay 71.5% more for childcare
|
Ecuador
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.49
|
$381.33
MX$7,700.04
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.83
|
$8,426.99
MX$170,164.50
|
|
pay 12.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ecuador
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.17
|
$2.73
MX$55.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
|
$3.01
MX$60.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
|
$3.92
MX$79.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.03
|
$53.69
MX$1,084.10
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.55
|
$4.96
MX$100.24
|
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pay 2.6% more for clothing
|
Ecuador
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.26
|
$56.36
MX$1,137.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.74
|
$41.06
MX$829.10
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.54
|
$91.99
MX$1,857.59
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.58
|
$91.93
MX$1,856.31
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