Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 17.1% cheaper than Kingston.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 5.5% more for restaurants
Kingston
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.62
$1,014.38
|
$8.03
MX$134.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
$1,014.38
|
$6.54
MX$109.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
$163.22
|
$1.03
MX$17.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
$111.58
|
$0.77
MX$12.86
|
|
pay 41.9% less for groceries
Kingston
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.98
$455.90
|
$1.99
MX$33.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.84
$1,047.81
|
$3.54
MX$59.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.78
$2,110.16
|
$4.85
MX$81.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
$515.86
|
$2.03
MX$33.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
$461.05
|
$3.00
MX$50.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
$339.16
|
$1.21
MX$20.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
$199.05
|
$0.55
MX$9.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
$262.26
|
$0.60
MX$9.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
$177.84
|
$0.64
MX$10.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
$149.10
|
$0.68
MX$11.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
$143.44
|
$0.64
MX$10.75
|
|
pay 41.0% less for transportation
Kingston
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.12
$785.00
|
$4.64
MX$77.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.42
$5,579.06
|
$20.68
MX$346.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,733.24
$6,086,250.42
|
$18,674.04
MX$313,090.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.48
$4,361.81
|
$11.82
MX$198.26
|
|
pay 38.9% less for housing
Kingston
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.25
$6,777.78
|
$30.39
MX$509.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.87
$107,051.58
|
$421.91
MX$7,073.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$385.02
$58,977.03
|
$289.43
MX$4,852.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.17
$17,642.17
|
$46.38
MX$777.63
|
|
pay 22.8% more for childcare
Kingston
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$286.65
$43,907.95
|
$204.47
MX$3,428.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,240.51
$343,196.90
|
$3,904.22
MX$65,458.60
|
|
pay 37.4% less for entertainment and sports
Kingston
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
$329.67
|
$2.08
MX$34.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.65
$559.64
|
$2.65
MX$44.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
$1,420.13
|
$3.58
MX$59.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
$8,360.99
|
$34.48
MX$578.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.93
$1,521.56
|
$4.19
MX$70.26
|
|
pay 11.0% more for clothing
Kingston
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.31
$5,868.88
|
$44.78
MX$750.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.17
$4,926.96
|
$34.80
MX$583.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.46
$10,333.95
|
$81.99
MX$1,374.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.43
$11,094.73
|
$70.46
MX$1,181.28
|
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