Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 8.0% more expensive than Kingstown.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Kingstown, you would:
pay 40.1% less for restaurants
Kingstown
|
Mexico City
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$8.28
MX$141.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
$6.95
MX$118.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.06
MX$18.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
$0.78
MX$13.21
|
|
pay 38.8% less for groceries
Kingstown
|
Mexico City
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
EC$4.79
|
$2.09
MX$35.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
$4.43
MX$75.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.80
EC$26.50
|
$5.45
MX$92.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
EC$9.72
|
$2.15
MX$36.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
EC$7.20
|
$3.19
MX$54.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
$1.21
MX$20.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
$0.62
MX$10.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
$0.71
MX$12.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
$0.76
MX$12.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.78
MX$13.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$0.73
MX$12.51
|
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pay 61.3% less for transportation
Kingstown
|
Mexico City
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$14.01
EC$37.85
|
$4.92
MX$83.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$17.77
MX$302.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$22,067.99
MX$375,999.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$5.52
MX$94.00
|
|
pay 39.2% more for housing
Kingstown
|
Mexico City
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.10
EC$130.00
|
$28.01
MX$477.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$351.52
EC$950.00
|
$826.42
MX$14,080.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.39
EC$687.50
|
$480.11
MX$8,180.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.76
EC$145.29
|
$40.24
MX$685.63
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Kingstown
|
Mexico City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$377.91
MX$6,438.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$8,870.11
MX$151,130.77
|
|
pay 24.4% more for entertainment and sports
Kingstown
|
Mexico City
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.59
EC$7.00
|
$2.76
MX$47.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.89
MX$49.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$3.86
MX$65.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.29
EC$73.75
|
$49.94
MX$850.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$4.97
MX$84.60
|
|
pay 28.5% less for clothing
Kingstown
|
Mexico City
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.48
EC$204.00
|
$56.86
MX$968.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.30
EC$190.00
|
$37.51
MX$639.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
$92.48
MX$1,575.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$95.13
MX$1,620.77
|
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