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East London vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

East London is 21.5% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 38.0% less in East London
Groceries: pay 34.5% less in East London
Transportation: pay 26.6% more in East London
Housing: pay 16.7% more in East London
Childcare: pay 66.0% less in East London
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.4% less in East London
Clothing: pay 18.9% less in East London

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

East London vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in East London instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 38.0% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	East London
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$197.31	$7.20 ZAR121.91	-33.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$160.32	$4.61 ZAR78.02	-47.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.47	$1.04 ZAR17.55	-40.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.70	$0.91 ZAR15.36	-30.4%
Average			-38.0%

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pay 34.5% less for groceries

	Mexico City	East London
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.71	$0.87 ZAR14.69	-67.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$91.60	$3.95 ZAR66.86	-21.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$118.83	$4.06 ZAR68.74	-37.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.38	$2.14 ZAR36.14	-18.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$69.15	$1.95 ZAR33.07	-48.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.88	$0.72 ZAR12.24	-47.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.54	$0.69 ZAR11.70	-13.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.69	$0.72 ZAR12.16	-26.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.47	$0.67 ZAR11.39	-25.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.42	$0.72 ZAR12.11	-25.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$18.07	$0.52 ZAR8.76	-48.0%
Average			-34.5%

Mexico City vs. East London - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.6% more for transportation

	Mexico City	East London
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$93.37	$4.92 ZAR83.28	-4.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$355.17	$22.33 ZAR377.91	+14.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$364,045.47	$37,451.86 ZAR633,921.50	+87.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$80.42	$4.84 ZAR81.92	+9.4%
Average			+26.6%

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pay 16.7% more for housing

	Mexico City	East London
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$562.20	$45.80 ZAR775.17	+48.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,613.07	$273.69 ZAR4,632.50	-74.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,308.67	$336.11 ZAR5,689.04	-50.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$679.03	$91.03 ZAR1,540.73	+143.6%
Average			+16.7%

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pay 66.0% less for childcare

	Mexico City	East London
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,822.12	$121.96 ZAR2,064.31	-71.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$198,058.25	$4,321.37 ZAR73,144.79	-60.3%
Average			-66.0%

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pay 36.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	East London
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$59.19	$2.59 ZAR43.89	-20.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$69.31	$2.21 ZAR37.45	-42.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.93	$2.77 ZAR46.81	-36.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,062.21	$34.55 ZAR584.83	-40.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$118.39	$3.75 ZAR63.39	-42.5%
Average			-36.4%

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pay 18.9% less for clothing

	Mexico City	East London
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,107.65	$53.99 ZAR913.82	-11.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$873.77	$29.75 ZAR503.56	-38.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,921.42	$99.87 ZAR1,690.46	-5.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,015.75	$88.33 ZAR1,495.08	-20.4%
Average			-18.9%

Mexico City vs. East London - 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: December 2025

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