Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 45.0% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of London, you would:
pay 48.5% less for restaurants
London
|
Mexico City
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.12
£17.07
|
$8.28
MX$141.52
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.10
£7.36
|
$6.95
MX$118.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.86
|
$1.06
MX$18.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
£1.42
|
$0.78
MX$13.26
|
|
pay 7.6% less for groceries
London
|
Mexico City
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
£1.27
|
$2.09
MX$35.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.08
£3.30
|
$4.43
MX$75.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
£4.69
|
$5.45
MX$93.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
£2.85
|
$2.15
MX$36.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
£3.07
|
$3.19
MX$54.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.97
|
$1.21
MX$20.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
£0.58
|
$0.62
MX$10.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
£0.94
|
$0.71
MX$12.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
£1.19
|
$0.76
MX$13.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$0.78
MX$13.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
£0.53
|
$0.73
MX$12.55
|
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pay 59.0% less for transportation
London
|
Mexico City
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.25
£6.67
|
$4.92
MX$84.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$198.74
£160.67
|
$17.77
MX$303.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,052.51
£25,105.11
|
$22,067.99
MX$377,373.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.83
£18.46
|
$5.52
MX$94.34
|
|
pay 62.4% less for housing
London
|
Mexico City
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
£29.30
|
$28.01
MX$478.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,575.57
£2,082.28
|
$826.42
MX$14,132.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,776.05
£1,435.89
|
$480.11
MX$8,210.16
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$286.24
£231.41
|
$40.24
MX$688.13
|
|
pay 69.3% less for childcare
London
|
Mexico City
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,945.82
£1,573.14
|
$377.91
MX$6,462.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,135.46
£17,087.45
|
$8,870.11
MX$151,683.26
|
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pay 50.0% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
Mexico City
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
£6.03
|
$2.76
MX$47.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
£3.44
|
$2.89
MX$49.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.15
£13.05
|
$3.86
MX$66.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
£45.86
|
$49.94
MX$854.04
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.91
£12.05
|
$4.97
MX$84.91
|
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pay 17.9% less for clothing
London
|
Mexico City
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.70
£74.94
|
$56.86
MX$972.29
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.71
£34.53
|
$37.51
MX$641.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
£74.45
|
$92.48
MX$1,581.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.19
£97.17
|
$95.13
MX$1,626.70
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