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Mexico City vs. Jeffreys Bay Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 64.4% more expensive than Jeffreys Bay.

Restaurants: pay 86.4% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 57.4% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 0.6% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 3.8% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 10.8% more in Mexico City

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, clothing, and housing in Mexico City are more expensive than in Jeffreys Bay. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Jeffreys Bay Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Jeffreys Bay, you would:

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pay 86.4% more for restaurants

	Jeffreys Bay	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.74 ZAR97.09	$10.86 MX$197.31	+89.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 ZAR86.41	$8.82 MX$160.32	+72.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 ZAR12.14	$1.73 MX$31.47	+141.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 ZAR15.53	$1.30 MX$23.70	+42.1%
Average			+86.4%

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pay 57.4% more for groceries

	Jeffreys Bay	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 ZAR16.99	$2.63 MX$47.71	+161.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.08 ZAR52.18	$5.04 MX$91.60	+63.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.13 ZAR69.83	$6.54 MX$118.83	+58.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 ZAR46.12	$2.61 MX$47.38	-4.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.13 ZAR36.11	$3.80 MX$69.15	+78.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 ZAR13.38	$1.37 MX$24.88	+73.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69 ZAR11.64	$0.80 MX$14.54	+16.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 ZAR12.11	$0.97 MX$17.69	+36.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 ZAR12.55	$0.91 MX$16.47	+22.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 ZAR12.20	$0.96 MX$17.42	+33.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 ZAR8.72	$0.99 MX$18.07	+93.0%
Average			+57.4%

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pay 0.6% less for transportation

	Jeffreys Bay	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.97 ZAR84.16	$5.14 MX$93.37	+3.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$19.54 MX$355.17
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,003.22 ZAR270,875.25	$20,030.45 MX$364,045.47	+25.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.35 ZAR107.52	$4.42 MX$80.42	-30.3%
Average			-0.6%

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pay 3.8% more for housing

	Jeffreys Bay	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.59 ZAR771.69	$30.93 MX$562.20	-32.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$1,079.15 MX$19,613.07
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$334.60 ZAR5,663.46	$677.25 MX$12,308.67	+102.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$90.62 ZAR1,533.80	$37.36 MX$679.03	-58.8%
Average			+3.8%

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Jeffreys Bay	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$132.21 ZAR2,237.88	$430.39 MX$7,822.12	+225.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,902.96 ZAR82,988.96	$10,897.53 MX$198,058.25	+122.3%
Average			+173.9%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Jeffreys Bay	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.86 ZAR31.55	$3.26 MX$59.19	+74.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.82 ZAR30.74	$3.81 MX$69.31	+110.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.07 ZAR51.94	$4.34 MX$78.93	+41.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.15 ZAR290.29	$58.44 MX$1,062.21	+240.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.87 ZAR48.54	$6.51 MX$118.39	+127.1%
Average			+118.8%

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pay 10.8% more for clothing

	Jeffreys Bay	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.68 ZAR1,145.64	$60.95 MX$1,107.65	-10.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.22 ZAR646.93	$48.08 MX$873.77	+25.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.42 ZAR1,682.86	$105.72 MX$1,921.42	+6.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.77 ZAR1,553.41	$110.91 MX$2,015.75	+20.9%
Average			+10.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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