Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 51.5% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of London, you would:
pay 51.0% less for restaurants
London
|
Mexico City
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£20.27
|
$9.93
MX$200.47
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
£8.11
|
$7.45
MX$150.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
£1.93
|
$1.08
MX$21.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
£1.45
|
$0.77
MX$15.60
|
|
pay 15.0% less for groceries
London
|
Mexico City
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
£1.62
|
$2.45
MX$49.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
£4.43
|
$4.87
MX$98.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
£4.95
|
$5.51
MX$111.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
£3.49
|
$2.18
MX$44.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
£3.34
|
$3.57
MX$72.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
£1.23
|
$1.22
MX$24.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.59
|
$0.67
MX$13.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
£1.13
|
$0.80
MX$16.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
£1.41
|
$0.83
MX$16.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
£0.54
|
$0.85
MX$17.18
|
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Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
£0.55
|
$0.83
MX$16.71
|
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pay 67.4% less for transportation
London
|
Mexico City
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.39
£5.80
|
$4.64
MX$93.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$258.31
£202.67
|
$17.87
MX$360.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£28,663.10
|
$18,615.02
MX$375,889.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.26
£27.66
|
$3.47
MX$70.17
|
|
pay 68.0% less for housing
London
|
Mexico City
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.63
£32.66
|
$24.38
MX$492.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,834.46
£2,223.98
|
$893.52
MX$18,042.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,063.73
£1,619.25
|
$544.24
MX$10,989.64
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.90
£207.06
|
$30.31
MX$612.07
|
|
pay 76.8% less for childcare
London
|
Mexico City
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,333.60
£1,830.99
|
$381.33
MX$7,700.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,892.30
£21,884.89
|
$8,426.99
MX$170,164.50
|
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pay 54.4% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
Mexico City
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.27
£6.49
|
$2.73
MX$55.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
£3.77
|
$3.01
MX$60.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$19.76
£15.50
|
$3.92
MX$79.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.66
£51.52
|
$53.69
MX$1,084.10
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.14
£12.67
|
$4.96
MX$100.24
|
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pay 28.2% less for clothing
London
|
Mexico City
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.94
£76.06
|
$56.36
MX$1,137.97
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.55
£39.66
|
$41.06
MX$829.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.87
£90.13
|
$91.99
MX$1,857.59
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.36
£106.21
|
$91.93
MX$1,856.31
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