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Cotonou vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Cotonou is 10.0% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 45.3% less in Cotonou
Groceries: pay 10.3% less in Cotonou
Transportation: pay 32.8% more in Cotonou
Housing: pay 87.6% more in Cotonou
Childcare: pay 57.6% less in Cotonou
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3% less in Cotonou
Clothing: pay 75.0% less in Cotonou

The cost of housing and transportation in Cotonou are more expensive than in Mexico City. Expenses including clothing, childcare, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Cotonou. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Cotonou.

Cotonou vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cotonou instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 45.3% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Cotonou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$196.39	$3.56 F CFA2,031	-67.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$159.57	$6.23 F CFA3,555	-29.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.33	$0.93 F CFA533	-46.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.59	$0.80 F CFA457	-38.6%
Average			-45.3%

Mexico City vs. Cotonou - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.3% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Cotonou
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.49	$1.60 F CFA914	-39.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$91.17	$4.90 F CFA2,793	-2.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$118.28	$10.90 F CFA6,215	+66.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.16	$2.42 F CFA1,379	-7.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.82	$2.36 F CFA1,347	-37.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.77	$1.62 F CFA921	+18.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.47	$0.85 F CFA484	+6.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.61	$0.62 F CFA353	-36.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.39	$0.74 F CFA422	-18.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.34	$0.67 F CFA384	-29.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.98	$0.67 F CFA384	-32.3%
Average			-10.3%

Mexico City vs. Cotonou - Cost of groceries

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pay 32.8% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Cotonou
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.93	$4.13 F CFA2,356	-19.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$353.50	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$362K	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$80.04	$8.19 F CFA4,672	+85.1%
Average			+32.8%

Mexico City vs. Cotonou - Cost of transportation

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pay 87.6% more for housing

	Mexico City	Cotonou
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$559.56	$50.45 F CFA28,775	+63.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,521.02	$211.44 F CFA121K	-80.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,250.91	$142.45 F CFA81,248	-79.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$675.84	$204.24 F CFA116K	+446.7%
Average			+87.6%

Mexico City vs. Cotonou - Cost of housing

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pay 57.6% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Cotonou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,785.40	$136.51 F CFA77,863	-68.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$197K	$5,786.92 F CFA3M	-46.9%
Average			-57.6%

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pay 2.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Cotonou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.92	$1.07 F CFA609	-67.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.99	$5.94 F CFA3,385	+55.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.56	$3.56 F CFA2,031	-18.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,057.23	$47.48 F CFA27,083	-18.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.83	$8.90 F CFA5,078	+36.7%
Average			-2.3%

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pay 75.0% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Cotonou
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,102.45	$17.81 F CFA10,156	-70.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$869.67	$8.90 F CFA5,078	-81.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,912.40	$8.90 F CFA5,078	-91.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,006.29	$48.97 F CFA27,929	-55.9%
Average			-75.0%

Mexico City vs. Cotonou - 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: April 2026

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