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Mossel Bay vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Mossel Bay is 20.6% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 8.1% less in Mossel Bay
Groceries: pay 26.5% less in Mossel Bay
Transportation: pay 0.8% less in Mossel Bay
Housing: pay 2.0% more in Mossel Bay
Childcare: pay 78.7% less in Mossel Bay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.0% more in Mossel Bay
Clothing: pay 38.1% less in Mossel Bay

The cost of entertainment and sports and housing in Mossel Bay are more expensive than in Mexico City. Expenses including childcare, clothing, groceries, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Mossel Bay.

Mossel Bay vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mossel Bay instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 8.1% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Mossel Bay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$197.31	$13.77 ZAR233.01	+26.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$160.32	$8.32 ZAR140.78	-5.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.47	$1.30 ZAR22.01	-24.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.70	$0.93 ZAR15.78	-28.5%
Average			-8.1%

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pay 26.5% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Mossel Bay
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.71	$1.04 ZAR17.59	-60.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$91.60	$4.45 ZAR75.24	-11.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$118.83	$4.05 ZAR68.59	-38.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.38	$2.96 ZAR50.10	+13.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$69.15	$2.24 ZAR37.87	-41.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.88	$0.75 ZAR12.62	-45.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.54	$0.49 ZAR8.37	-38.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.69	$0.68 ZAR11.45	-30.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.47	$0.88 ZAR14.97	-2.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.42	$0.86 ZAR14.53	-10.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$18.07	$0.73 ZAR12.33	-26.7%
Average			-26.5%

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pay 0.8% less for transportation

	Mexico City	Mossel Bay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$93.37	$5.05 ZAR85.42	-1.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$355.17	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$364,045.47	$20,075.72 ZAR339,807.66	+0.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$80.42	??
Average			-0.8%

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pay 2.0% more for housing

	Mexico City	Mossel Bay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$562.20	$40.11 ZAR678.97	+29.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,613.07	$477.99 ZAR8,090.66	-55.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,308.67	$344.16 ZAR5,825.27	-49.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$679.03	$68.54 ZAR1,160.06	+83.4%
Average			+2.0%

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pay 78.7% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Mossel Bay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,822.12	$120.45 ZAR2,038.85	-72.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$198,058.25	$1,606.06 ZAR27,184.61	-85.3%
Average			-78.7%

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pay 6.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Mossel Bay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$59.19	$2.29 ZAR38.84	-29.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$69.31	$2.42 ZAR41.02	-36.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.93	$3.44 ZAR58.25	-20.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,062.21	$20.36 ZAR344.66	-65.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$118.39	$18.35 ZAR310.68	+181.8%
Average			+6.0%

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pay 38.1% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Mossel Bay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,107.65	$43.00 ZAR727.84	-29.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$873.77	$22.37 ZAR378.64	-53.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,921.42	$77.41 ZAR1,310.20	-26.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,015.75	$63.48 ZAR1,074.44	-42.8%
Average			-38.1%

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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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