Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 13.2% cheaper than Jamaica.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Jamaica, you would:
pay 8.6% more for restaurants
Jamaica
|
Mexico
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.50
$1,004.49
|
$8.03
MX$133.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
$886.74
|
$6.54
MX$108.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
$167.31
|
$1.03
MX$17.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
$116.73
|
$0.77
MX$12.76
|
|
pay 40.8% less for groceries
Jamaica
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.24
$346.52
|
$1.99
MX$33.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.96
$1,076.50
|
$3.54
MX$58.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.65
$1,800.79
|
$4.85
MX$80.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
$425.48
|
$2.03
MX$33.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
$488.82
|
$3.00
MX$49.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.10
$478.68
|
$1.21
MX$20.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
$220.65
|
$0.55
MX$9.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.52
$235.21
|
$0.60
MX$9.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
$155.29
|
$0.64
MX$10.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
$161.74
|
$0.68
MX$11.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
$178.16
|
$0.64
MX$10.68
|
|
pay 42.1% less for transportation
Jamaica
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
$772.94
|
$4.64
MX$77.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.10
$7,746.31
|
$20.68
MX$344.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,646.23
$5,975,546.93
|
$18,674.04
MX$310,792.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.01
$3,711.77
|
$11.82
MX$196.80
|
|
pay 23.3% less for housing
Jamaica
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.14
$6,824.85
|
$30.39
MX$505.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$395.95
$61,222.69
|
$421.91
MX$7,021.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.21
$55,232.25
|
$289.43
MX$4,816.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.11
$14,242.31
|
$46.38
MX$771.92
|
|
pay 0.2% more for childcare
Jamaica
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.08
$32,791.99
|
$204.47
MX$3,402.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,750.38
$579,889.70
|
$3,904.22
MX$64,977.99
|
|
pay 28.2% less for entertainment and sports
Jamaica
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
$337.90
|
$2.08
MX$34.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
$498.17
|
$2.65
MX$44.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.14
$1,413.03
|
$3.58
MX$59.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.18
$5,594.80
|
$34.48
MX$573.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.84
$1,366.96
|
$4.19
MX$69.75
|
|
pay 33.4% more for clothing
Jamaica
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.32
$4,533.60
|
$44.78
MX$745.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.76
$3,982.63
|
$34.80
MX$579.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.56
$8,899.72
|
$81.99
MX$1,364.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.26
$10,555.08
|
$70.46
MX$1,172.61
|
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