Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 39.2% cheaper than Iowa.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Iowa, you would:
pay 41.7% less for restaurants
Iowa
|
Mexico
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.62
|
$8.03
MX$137.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.21
|
$6.54
MX$112.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
|
$1.03
MX$17.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$0.77
MX$13.16
|
|
pay 36.6% less for groceries
Iowa
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.92
|
$1.99
MX$34.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.34
|
$3.54
MX$60.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.42
|
$4.85
MX$83.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
|
$2.03
MX$34.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.42
|
$3.00
MX$51.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.52
|
$1.21
MX$20.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
|
$0.55
MX$9.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.14
|
$0.60
MX$10.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.48
|
$0.64
MX$11.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$0.68
MX$11.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.31
|
$0.64
MX$11.01
|
|
pay 12.5% less for transportation
Iowa
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.25
|
$4.64
MX$79.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.33
|
$20.68
MX$354.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,180.36
|
$18,674.04
MX$320,448.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.77
|
$11.82
MX$202.92
|
|
pay 59.2% less for housing
Iowa
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.34
|
$30.39
MX$521.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$970.95
|
$421.91
MX$7,240.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$657.81
|
$289.43
MX$4,966.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.85
|
$46.38
MX$795.90
|
|
pay 76.8% less for childcare
Iowa
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$907.34
|
$204.47
MX$3,508.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,239.17
|
$3,904.22
MX$66,996.86
|
|
pay 43.8% less for entertainment and sports
Iowa
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.64
|
$2.08
MX$35.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.27
|
$2.65
MX$45.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.77
|
$3.58
MX$61.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.83
|
$34.48
MX$591.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.60
|
$4.19
MX$71.92
|
|
pay 4.1% less for clothing
Iowa
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.72
|
$44.78
MX$768.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.28
|
$34.80
MX$597.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.53
|
$81.99
MX$1,406.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.28
|
$70.46
MX$1,209.04
|
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