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Fort Erie vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Fort Erie is 36.9% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 8.7% more in Fort Erie
Groceries: pay 1.9% more in Fort Erie
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Fort Erie
Housing: pay 28.0% more in Fort Erie
Childcare: pay 40.8% more in Fort Erie
Entertainment and Sports: pay 65.1% more in Fort Erie
Clothing: pay 16.9% less in Fort Erie

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

Fort Erie vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Fort Erie instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 8.7% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Fort Erie
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$193.23	$14.34 CA$19.48	+32.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$157.00	$10.04 CA$13.63	+13.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$30.82	$1.51 CA$2.05	-13.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.21	$1.33 CA$1.80	+1.7%
Average			+8.7%

Mexico City vs. Fort Erie - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.9% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Fort Erie
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$46.72	$2.15 CA$2.92	-18.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$89.71	$2.87 CA$3.90	-43.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$116.37	$8.67 CA$11.77	+32.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$46.40	$3.28 CA$4.46	+25.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$67.72	$4.55 CA$6.18	+19.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.37	$1.30 CA$1.77	-5.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.24	$0.47 CA$0.64	-41.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.32	$1.19 CA$1.61	+22.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.13	$1.25 CA$1.70	+38.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.06	$0.73 CA$0.99	-23.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.70	$1.12 CA$1.52	+12.9%
Average			+1.9%

Mexico City vs. Fort Erie - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	Fort Erie
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$91.44	$4.02 CA$5.45	-21.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$347.81	$75.24 CA$102.15	+285.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$357K	$24,369.83 CA$33,088.14	+21.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$78.75	$14.99 CA$20.35	+238.8%
Average			+130.9%

Mexico City vs. Fort Erie - Cost of transportation

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pay 28.0% more for housing

	Mexico City	Fort Erie
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$550.55	$39.45 CA$53.56	+27.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,206.67	$537.92 CA$730.36	-50.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,053.62	$638.33 CA$866.69	-5.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$664.96	$89.81 CA$121.94	+140.4%
Average			+28.0%

Mexico City vs. Fort Erie - Cost of housing

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pay 40.8% more for childcare

	Mexico City	Fort Erie
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,660.03	$645.50 CA$876.43	+50.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$194K	$14,344.48 CA$19,476.21	+31.6%
Average			+40.8%

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pay 65.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Fort Erie
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$57.97	$5.38 CA$7.30	+65.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$67.88	$3.71 CA$5.03	-2.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$77.29	$12.19 CA$16.55	+180.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,040.20	$39.45 CA$53.56	-32.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$115.94	$13.99 CA$18.99	+114.7%
Average			+65.1%

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pay 16.9% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Fort Erie
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,084.70	$55.58 CA$75.47	-8.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$855.67	$46.62 CA$63.30	-3.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,881.61	$84.27 CA$114.42	-20.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,973.98	$71.72 CA$97.38	-35.3%
Average			-16.9%

Mexico City vs. Fort Erie - 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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