Cost of living comparison
compared to
Manhattan vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary
Manhattan is 29.5% more expensive than Mexico City.
Manhattan vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Manhattan instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 21.8% more for restaurants
|
Mexico City
|
Manhattan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.13
MX$205.76
|
$15.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.07
MX$204.73
|
$12.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
MX$30.14
|
$2.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
MX$24.06
|
$1.50
|
|
Mexico City vs. Manhattan - Cost of restaurants
pay 35.7% more for groceries
|
Mexico City
|
Manhattan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.03
MX$56.07
|
$3.12
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
MX$111.38
|
$5.79
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
MX$124.42
|
$3.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.87
MX$53.00
|
$4.58
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
MX$81.13
|
$3.84
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
MX$26.42
|
$3.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
MX$16.67
|
$0.97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
MX$17.19
|
$2.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
MX$19.27
|
$1.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
MX$16.90
|
$1.58
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
MX$15.71
|
$1.70
|
|
Mexico City vs. Manhattan - Cost of groceries
pay 41.9% more for transportation
|
Mexico City
|
Manhattan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.76
MX$106.56
|
$3.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.03
MX$370.37
|
$60.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,528.95
MX$398K
|
$36,054.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.54
MX$120.88
|
$19.91
|
|
Mexico City vs. Manhattan - Cost of transportation
pay 29.1% more for housing
|
Mexico City
|
Manhattan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.66
MX$640.87
|
$65.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.82
MX$19,488.15
|
$916.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$672.38
MX$12,434.27
|
$987.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.71
MX$882.34
|
$110.50
|
|
Mexico City vs. Manhattan - Cost of housing
pay 34.0% more for childcare
|
Mexico City
|
Manhattan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$435.78
MX$8,058.88
|
$823.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,045.70
MX$223K
|
$11,440.00
|
|
Mexico City vs. Manhattan - Cost of childcare
pay 62.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico City
|
Manhattan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.34
MX$61.73
|
$5.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
MX$70.36
|
$5.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.29
MX$97.74
|
$9.80
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.09
MX$1,055.72
|
$75.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.68
MX$123.46
|
$15.00
|
|
Mexico City vs. Manhattan - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 22.2% less for clothing
|
Mexico City
|
Manhattan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.61
MX$1,305.78
|
$48.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.64
MX$991.98
|
$35.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.04
MX$2,016.43
|
$89.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.97
MX$2,144.64
|
$117.25
|
|
Mexico City vs. Manhattan - Cost of clothing
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