Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 56.3% cheaper than Jersey.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 56.0% less for restaurants
Jersey
|
Mexico
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$49.68
£40.17
|
$8.03
MX$137.25
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£7.03
|
$6.54
MX$111.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
£2.05
|
$1.03
MX$17.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
£1.41
|
$0.77
MX$13.11
|
|
pay 35.5% less for groceries
Jersey
|
Mexico
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
£1.71
|
$1.99
MX$33.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
£3.55
|
$3.54
MX$60.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
£5.48
|
$4.85
MX$82.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.61
£3.73
|
$2.03
MX$34.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
£3.46
|
$3.00
MX$51.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
£1.32
|
$1.21
MX$20.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
£0.91
|
$0.55
MX$9.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.05
£1.66
|
$0.60
MX$10.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
£1.30
|
$0.64
MX$10.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
£0.77
|
$0.68
MX$11.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.60
|
$0.64
MX$10.97
|
|
pay 50.6% less for transportation
Jersey
|
Mexico
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
£5.55
|
$4.64
MX$79.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.59
£52.22
|
$20.68
MX$353.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,940.94
£23,397.97
|
$18,674.04
MX$319,335.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.31
£28.55
|
$11.82
MX$202.21
|
|
pay 69.0% less for housing
Jersey
|
Mexico
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.54
£48.14
|
$30.39
MX$519.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,792.17
£1,448.92
|
$421.91
MX$7,214.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,632.47
£1,319.81
|
$289.43
MX$4,949.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.06
£117.27
|
$46.38
MX$793.14
|
|
pay 84.2% less for childcare
Jersey
|
Mexico
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,971.83
£1,594.17
|
$204.47
MX$3,496.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.33
£14,915.78
|
$3,904.22
MX$66,764.17
|
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pay 62.2% less for entertainment and sports
Jersey
|
Mexico
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.14
£5.77
|
$2.08
MX$35.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
£3.51
|
$2.65
MX$45.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.82
£10.36
|
$3.58
MX$61.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.60
£61.93
|
$34.48
MX$589.57
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.15
£13.05
|
$4.19
MX$71.67
|
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pay 36.3% less for clothing
Jersey
|
Mexico
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.82
£77.47
|
$44.78
MX$765.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.82
£41.89
|
$34.80
MX$595.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.17
£82.60
|
$81.99
MX$1,402.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.23
£93.96
|
$70.46
MX$1,204.84
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