Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 19.9% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 55.6% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
ISK2,504
|
$8.28
MX$141.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
ISK2,003
|
$6.95
MX$118.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
ISK325
|
$1.06
MX$18.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
ISK298
|
$0.78
MX$13.21
|
|
pay 26.0% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
ISK481
|
$2.09
MX$35.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
ISK840
|
$4.43
MX$75.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
ISK748
|
$5.45
MX$92.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
ISK794
|
$2.15
MX$36.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
ISK996
|
$3.19
MX$54.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
ISK163
|
$1.21
MX$20.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
ISK138
|
$0.62
MX$10.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK164
|
$0.71
MX$12.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
ISK258
|
$0.76
MX$12.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ISK134
|
$0.78
MX$13.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ISK72
|
$0.73
MX$12.51
|
|
pay 54.7% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
ISK1,128
|
$4.92
MX$83.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
ISK10,866
|
$17.77
MX$302.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
ISK4,189,091
|
$22,067.99
MX$375,999.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
ISK3,365
|
$5.52
MX$94.00
|
|
pay 49.9% less for housing
Iceland
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
ISK8,761
|
$28.01
MX$477.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
ISK201,775
|
$826.42
MX$14,080.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
ISK170,674
|
$480.11
MX$8,180.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
ISK9,636
|
$40.24
MX$685.63
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Iceland
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
ISK36,412
|
$377.91
MX$6,438.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
ISK386,114
|
$8,870.11
MX$151,130.77
|
|
pay 46.7% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
ISK1,196
|
$2.76
MX$47.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
ISK583
|
$2.89
MX$49.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
ISK1,493
|
$3.86
MX$65.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
ISK7,989
|
$49.94
MX$850.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
ISK1,723
|
$4.97
MX$84.60
|
|
pay 40.5% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
ISK16,578
|
$56.86
MX$968.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
ISK7,075
|
$37.51
MX$639.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
ISK21,217
|
$92.48
MX$1,575.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
ISK24,598
|
$95.13
MX$1,620.77
|
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