Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 44.1% more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 59.0% more for restaurants
|
Ethiopia
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
ETB865.05
|
$10.14
MX$195.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB756.92
|
$8.52
MX$164.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ETB98.98
|
$1.35
MX$26.06
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
ETB64.71
|
$1.02
MX$19.66
|
|
pay 33.5% more for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
ETB132.07
|
$2.68
MX$51.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ETB553.38
|
$4.17
MX$80.46
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
ETB690.00
|
$5.88
MX$113.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
ETB312.66
|
$2.68
MX$51.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.17
ETB748.61
|
$3.49
MX$67.26
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.95
ETB357.93
|
$1.32
MX$25.41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ETB59.23
|
$0.63
MX$12.19
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
ETB132.95
|
$0.79
MX$15.18
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB46.76
|
$0.77
MX$14.93
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
ETB34.61
|
$0.90
MX$17.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
ETB92.32
|
$0.78
MX$14.95
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
ETB564.06
|
$5.33
MX$102.71
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,213.93
|
$28.94
MX$557.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,500.00
ETB3,095,515.12
|
$22,778.21
MX$439,109.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
ETB470.83
|
$17.39
MX$335.25
|
|
pay 29.6% less for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$152.46
ETB18,507.50
|
$33.11
MX$638.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$621.38
ETB75,431.59
|
$599.68
MX$11,560.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.45
ETB43,149.60
|
$424.66
MX$8,186.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,154.46
|
$54.94
MX$1,059.08
|
|
pay 44.0% more for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$83.24
ETB10,104.87
|
$230.47
MX$4,442.96
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,331,164.94
|
$4,822.04
MX$92,957.34
|
|
pay 64.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB121.39
|
$2.57
MX$49.58
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.11
ETB134.24
|
$3.35
MX$64.67
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB485.57
|
$4.34
MX$83.64
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$80.77
ETB9,805.22
|
$38.86
MX$749.22
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ETB606.96
|
$5.22
MX$100.66
|
|
pay 1.8% more for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
ETB4,869.20
|
$54.74
MX$1,055.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
ETB6,960.36
|
$42.64
MX$821.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
ETB11,222.09
|
$96.11
MX$1,852.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.33
ETB11,936.95
|
$90.93
MX$1,752.82
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