Cost of living comparison
George Town is 3.0 times more expensive than Mexico City.
If you lived in George Town instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Mexico City
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.09
MX$167.58
|
$30.00
KYD25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.90
MX$147.87
|
$15.00
KYD12.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
MX$20.07
|
$3.53
KYD2.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MX$13.92
|
$2.73
KYD2.28
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Mexico City
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.63
MX$43.70
|
$4.68
KYD3.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.57
MX$92.53
|
$6.58
KYD5.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
MX$104.82
|
$12.11
KYD10.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
MX$41.34
|
$8.61
KYD7.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
MX$68.61
|
$5.48
KYD4.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.42
MX$23.63
|
$4.58
KYD3.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
MX$11.68
|
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
MX$13.65
|
$3.37
KYD2.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
MX$15.18
|
$3.78
KYD3.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
MX$15.75
|
$3.11
KYD2.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
MX$14.38
|
$2.46
KYD2.05
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for transportation
Mexico City
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.46
MX$90.60
|
$6.98
KYD5.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.52
MX$357.45
|
$30.00
KYD25.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,960.54
MX$364,733.86
|
$39,004.13
KYD32,504.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
MX$88.72
|
$72.01
KYD60.01
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
Mexico City
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.98
MX$464.64
|
$114.70
KYD95.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,058.85
MX$17,586.09
|
$2,700.29
KYD2,250.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$643.75
MX$10,691.78
|
$2,228.81
KYD1,857.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.48
MX$688.93
|
$317.39
KYD264.49
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Mexico City
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.19
MX$6,779.39
|
$1,400.15
KYD1,166.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,042.62
MX$166,793.92
|
$24,778.63
KYD20,649.24
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Mexico City
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.97
MX$49.29
|
$7.20
KYD6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
MX$58.44
|
$6.44
KYD5.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.45
MX$73.93
|
$14.40
KYD12.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.85
MX$1,010.71
|
$73.67
KYD61.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
MX$98.58
|
$18.00
KYD15.00
|
|
pay 62.7% more for clothing
Mexico City
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.94
MX$1,111.73
|
$85.51
KYD71.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.00
MX$747.38
|
$112.01
KYD93.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.60
MX$1,836.90
|
$132.97
KYD110.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.14
MX$1,762.89
|
$163.52
KYD136.27
|
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