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Coos Bay vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Coos Bay is 52.1% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 37.2% more in Coos Bay
Groceries: pay 31.6% more in Coos Bay
Transportation: pay 77.9% more in Coos Bay
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Coos Bay
Childcare: pay 91.9% more in Coos Bay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.5% more in Coos Bay
Clothing: pay 51.6% less in Coos Bay

The cost of housing, childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries in Coos Bay are more expensive than in Mexico City. Notably, housing, childcare, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Coos Bay.

Coos Bay vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Coos Bay instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 37.2% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Coos Bay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$193.23	$18.00	+65.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$157.00	$8.00	-9.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$30.82	$2.30	+32.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.21	$2.08	+59.6%
Average			+37.2%

Mexico City vs. Coos Bay - Cost of restaurants

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pay 31.6% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Coos Bay
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$46.72	$3.90	+48.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$89.71	$7.87	+56.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$116.37	$4.13	-36.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$46.40	$4.00	+53.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$67.72	$6.08	+59.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.37	$2.00	+45.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.24	$0.77	-3.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.32	$1.75	+79.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.13	$1.35	+49.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.06	$0.91	-4.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.70	$1.00	+0.6%
Average			+31.6%

Mexico City vs. Coos Bay - Cost of groceries

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pay 77.9% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Coos Bay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$91.44	$3.82	-25.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$347.81	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$357K	$30,000.00	+49.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$78.75	$13.69	+209.5%
Average			+77.9%

Mexico City vs. Coos Bay - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Mexico City	Coos Bay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$550.55	$82.33	+166.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,206.67	$1,100.00	+1.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,053.62	$1,233.33	+82.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$664.96	$144.27	+286.2%
Average			+134.1%

Mexico City vs. Coos Bay - Cost of housing

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pay 91.9% more for childcare

	Mexico City	Coos Bay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,660.03	$1,000.00	+132.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$194K	$16,500.00	+51.4%
Average			+91.9%

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pay 43.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Coos Bay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$57.97	$5.00	+53.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$67.88	$4.67	+22.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$77.29	$10.60	+144.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,040.20	$43.69	-25.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$115.94	$8.00	+22.8%
Average			+43.5%

Mexico City vs. Coos Bay - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 51.6% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Coos Bay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,084.70	$29.00	-52.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$855.67	$15.00	-68.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,881.61	$45.00	-57.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,973.98	$80.00	-27.9%
Average			-51.6%

Mexico City vs. Coos Bay - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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