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Moji Das Cruzes vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Moji Das Cruzes is 18.2% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 28.3% less in Moji Das Cruzes
Groceries: pay 30.1% less in Moji Das Cruzes
Transportation: pay 87.0% more in Moji Das Cruzes
Housing: pay 35.8% less in Moji Das Cruzes
Childcare: pay 47.0% less in Moji Das Cruzes
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.7% less in Moji Das Cruzes
Clothing: pay 35.4% less in Moji Das Cruzes

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Moji Das Cruzes. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Moji Das Cruzes.

Moji Das Cruzes vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Moji Das Cruzes instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 28.3% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Moji Das Cruzes
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$197.31	$7.45 R$40.54	-31.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$160.32	$7.45 R$40.54	-15.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.47	$1.16 R$6.33	-32.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.70	$0.86 R$4.70	-33.8%
Average			-28.3%

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pay 30.1% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Moji Das Cruzes
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.71	$1.63 R$8.87	-37.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$91.60	$3.96 R$21.53	-21.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$118.83	$3.56 R$19.37	-45.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.38	$2.38 R$12.94	-8.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$69.15	$1.99 R$10.82	-47.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.88	$0.99 R$5.39	-27.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.54	$0.61 R$3.33	-23.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.69	$0.69 R$3.75	-29.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.47	$0.77 R$4.18	-15.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.42	$0.61 R$3.31	-36.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$18.07	$0.62 R$3.37	-37.7%
Average			-30.1%

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pay 87.0% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Moji Das Cruzes
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$93.37	$4.13 R$22.49	-19.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$355.17	$79.19 R$430.77	+305.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$364,045.47	$22,174.19 R$120,614.28	+10.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$80.42	$6.70 R$36.45	+51.4%
Average			+87.0%

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pay 35.8% less for housing

	Mexico City	Moji Das Cruzes
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$562.20	$22.83 R$124.21	-26.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,613.07	$372.68 R$2,027.13	-65.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,308.67	$273.30 R$1,486.56	-59.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$679.03	$40.38 R$219.66	+8.1%
Average			-35.8%

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pay 47.0% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Moji Das Cruzes
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,822.12	$236.03 R$1,283.85	-45.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$198,058.25	$5,590.13 R$30,406.96	-48.7%
Average			-47.0%

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pay 37.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Moji Das Cruzes
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$59.19	$2.05 R$11.15	-37.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$69.31	$1.21 R$6.59	-68.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.93	$2.33 R$12.67	-46.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,062.21	$28.42 R$154.57	-51.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$118.39	$7.45 R$40.54	+14.4%
Average			-37.7%

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pay 35.4% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Moji Das Cruzes
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,107.65	$37.27 R$202.71	-38.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$873.77	$31.06 R$168.93	-35.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,921.42	$78.22 R$425.49	-26.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,015.75	$65.22 R$354.75	-41.2%
Average			-35.4%

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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: December 2025

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