Cost of living comparison
compared to
Fort Lauderdale vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary
Fort Lauderdale is 98.7% more expensive than Mexico City.
- Restaurants
-
pay 73.4% more in Fort Lauderdale
- Groceries
-
pay 65.2% more in Fort Lauderdale
- Transportation
-
pay 2.4 times more in Fort Lauderdale
- Housing
-
pay 2.8 times more in Fort Lauderdale
- Childcare
-
pay 2.7 times more in Fort Lauderdale
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 81.3% more in Fort Lauderdale
- Clothing
-
pay 10.6% less in Fort Lauderdale
The cost of housing, childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries in Fort Lauderdale are more expensive than in Mexico City. Notably, housing, childcare, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Fort Lauderdale.
Fort Lauderdale vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Fort Lauderdale instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 73.4% more for restaurants
|
Mexico City
|
Fort Lauderdale
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.86
MX$197.31
|
$25.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
MX$160.32
|
$11.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
MX$31.47
|
$2.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
MX$23.70
|
$2.04
|
|
Mexico City vs. Fort Lauderdale - Cost of restaurants
pay 65.2% more for groceries
|
Mexico City
|
Fort Lauderdale
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.63
MX$47.71
|
$4.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.04
MX$91.60
|
$8.26
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.54
MX$118.83
|
$3.68
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
MX$47.38
|
$4.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
MX$69.15
|
$4.68
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
MX$24.88
|
$2.82
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
MX$14.54
|
$0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
MX$17.69
|
$2.25
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
MX$16.47
|
$2.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
MX$17.42
|
$1.41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
MX$18.07
|
$1.73
|
|
Mexico City vs. Fort Lauderdale - Cost of groceries
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Mexico City
|
Fort Lauderdale
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
MX$93.37
|
$3.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.54
MX$355.17
|
$72.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,030.45
MX$364,045.47
|
$29,003.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.42
MX$80.42
|
$16.93
|
|
Mexico City vs. Fort Lauderdale - Cost of transportation
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Mexico City
|
Fort Lauderdale
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
MX$562.20
|
$70.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,079.15
MX$19,613.07
|
$2,380.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$677.25
MX$12,308.67
|
$1,983.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.36
MX$679.03
|
$136.01
|
|
Mexico City vs. Fort Lauderdale - Cost of housing
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Mexico City
|
Fort Lauderdale
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$430.39
MX$7,822.12
|
$816.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,897.53
MX$198,058.25
|
$37,150.00
|
|
Mexico City vs. Fort Lauderdale - Cost of childcare
pay 81.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico City
|
Fort Lauderdale
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
MX$59.19
|
$5.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.81
MX$69.31
|
$5.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.34
MX$78.93
|
$10.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.44
MX$1,062.21
|
$72.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.51
MX$118.39
|
$16.50
|
|
Mexico City vs. Fort Lauderdale - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 10.6% less for clothing
|
Mexico City
|
Fort Lauderdale
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.95
MX$1,107.65
|
$47.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.08
MX$873.77
|
$43.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.72
MX$1,921.42
|
$93.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.91
MX$2,015.75
|
$111.25
|
|
Mexico City vs. Fort Lauderdale - Cost of clothing
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