Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 30.1% cheaper than Gibraltar.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Gibraltar, you would:
pay 42.0% less for restaurants
Gibraltar
|
Mexico City
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.39
GIP13.86
|
$8.28
MX$140.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
GIP6.93
|
$6.95
MX$117.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
GIP1.36
|
$1.06
MX$18.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
GIP1.45
|
$0.78
MX$13.16
|
|
pay 9.1% less for groceries
Gibraltar
|
Mexico City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
GIP1.38
|
$2.09
MX$35.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.16
GIP3.32
|
$4.43
MX$75.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
GIP3.16
|
$5.45
MX$92.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
GIP2.06
|
$2.15
MX$36.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
GIP3.03
|
$3.19
MX$54.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
GIP1.78
|
$1.21
MX$20.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
GIP0.72
|
$0.62
MX$10.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
GIP0.78
|
$0.71
MX$12.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
GIP0.76
|
$0.76
MX$12.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
GIP0.61
|
$0.78
MX$13.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
GIP0.64
|
$0.73
MX$12.46
|
|
pay 18.6% less for transportation
Gibraltar
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
GIP4.17
|
$4.92
MX$83.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.42
GIP9.90
|
$17.77
MX$301.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,381.44
GIP26,603.01
|
$22,067.99
MX$374,493.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.72
GIP19.70
|
$5.52
MX$93.62
|
|
pay 55.1% less for housing
Gibraltar
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.65
GIP41.16
|
$28.01
MX$475.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,771.10
GIP1,411.46
|
$826.42
MX$14,024.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,551.15
GIP1,236.17
|
$480.11
MX$8,147.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.77
GIP67.56
|
$40.24
MX$682.88
|
|
pay 40.7% less for childcare
Gibraltar
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$897.07
GIP714.91
|
$377.91
MX$6,413.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,592.94
GIP9,238.87
|
$8,870.11
MX$150,525.71
|
|
pay 23.7% less for entertainment and sports
Gibraltar
|
Mexico City
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.04
GIP3.22
|
$2.76
MX$46.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
GIP2.28
|
$2.89
MX$48.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.22
GIP3.37
|
$3.86
MX$65.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.59
GIP53.87
|
$49.94
MX$847.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
GIP8.41
|
$4.97
MX$84.26
|
|
pay 21.5% less for clothing
Gibraltar
|
Mexico City
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$122.27
GIP97.44
|
$56.86
MX$964.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.76
GIP32.48
|
$37.51
MX$636.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.94
GIP100.36
|
$92.48
MX$1,569.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
GIP74.24
|
$95.13
MX$1,614.28
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