Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 65.3% cheaper than Mexico City.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 69.7% less for restaurants
Mexico City
|
Egypt
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.28
MX$141.52
|
$2.69
E£129.82
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.95
MX$118.84
|
$3.27
E£157.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
MX$18.15
|
$0.25
E£12.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
MX$13.26
|
$0.14
E£6.78
|
|
pay 70.3% less for groceries
Mexico City
|
Egypt
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.09
MX$35.66
|
$0.40
E£19.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.43
MX$75.81
|
$1.23
E£59.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.45
MX$93.13
|
$2.42
E£116.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
MX$36.79
|
$1.12
E£54.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
MX$54.48
|
$1.58
E£76.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.68
|
$0.40
E£19.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MX$10.60
|
$0.22
E£10.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$12.12
|
$0.14
E£6.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
MX$13.04
|
$0.13
E£6.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$13.39
|
$0.12
E£5.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$12.55
|
$0.10
E£4.84
|
|
pay 57.3% less for transportation
Mexico City
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
MX$84.20
|
$1.02
E£49.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.77
MX$303.95
|
$7.97
E£384.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,067.99
MX$377,373.69
|
$15,876.53
E£766,322.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.52
MX$94.34
|
$1.85
E£89.06
|
|
pay 72.8% less for housing
Mexico City
|
Egypt
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.01
MX$478.94
|
$10.98
E£530.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$826.42
MX$14,132.15
|
$109.16
E£5,269.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.11
MX$8,210.16
|
$71.02
E£3,427.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.24
MX$688.13
|
$16.81
E£811.54
|
|
pay 82.7% less for childcare
Mexico City
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$377.91
MX$6,462.52
|
$58.30
E£2,814.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,870.11
MX$151,683.26
|
$1,699.22
E£82,017.14
|
|
pay 55.6% less for entertainment and sports
Mexico City
|
Egypt
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
MX$47.17
|
$1.45
E£69.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
MX$49.37
|
$1.03
E£49.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
MX$66.04
|
$1.57
E£75.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.94
MX$854.04
|
$15.18
E£732.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.97
MX$84.91
|
$3.13
E£150.96
|
|
pay 48.9% less for clothing
Mexico City
|
Egypt
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.86
MX$972.29
|
$17.23
E£831.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.51
MX$641.46
|
$28.02
E£1,352.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.48
MX$1,581.48
|
$63.69
E£3,074.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.13
MX$1,626.70
|
$28.91
E£1,395.59
|
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